[nagdu] guidedogs and apartment complexes

[Marion Gwizdala via nagdu]

Wesley,
	The information you have provided is from the implementing regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA only applies to employers, public (governmental) entities, places of public accommodation, and telecommunications. It does not apply to housing accommodation, except to those places within a housing complex that would be considered a place of public accommodation, such as the pool, fitness center, or recreational center. Housing accommodations are governed by the Fair Housing Act.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

 
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Here is a direct quote from the ADA's website. As you can see "calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack" IS considered a service dog task.

"Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties."

quoted from:

http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm


Wesley. 

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Date:05/10/2014  9:15 AM  (GMT-07:00) 
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Subject: [nagdu] guidedogs and apartment complexes 

Hi,
I have a question: the policy at my apartment complex is that if the tennet wants to have a pet, they have to pay a $200.00 deposit.
I’ve tried to tell the apartment management that I’m going to be getting a guide dog.
They said that I would still have to pay the pet deposit.
I understand that they can’t do make me pay for having the guide dog in the building.
They told me that they need to have something in writing.
How should I go about finding out what section the apartment complex needs to read?
I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
John Sanders
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