[nagdu] B&bs and the ADA

Daryl Marie crazymusician at shaw.ca
Wed Jul 2 22:56:25 UTC 2014


Aaron,

New York state law does not differentiate between B&Bs in someone's home versus a commercial establishment.  I think this is a gray area...

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron Cannon <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
To: Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:44:59 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] B&bs and the ADA

You might also check the relevant state law, as sometimes the state
laws are tougher than the ADA.

Aaron

On 6/30/14, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi!
> I called the ADA information line this morning, and received the following
> information re B&bs, etc.  A B&B can refuse service dogs if the following
> criteria are met:
> 1) the owner is living on-site
> AND
> 2) The property has five suites or less.
>
> The B&B I am considering renting does have a no-pets policy, and 4 suites. i
> don't believe the owner lives on site.
>
> Thought the info might be helpful to some.
>
> Daryl and Jenny (who inexplicably barked at a coworker this morning)
>
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