[nagdu] Air BNB

[Marion Gwizdala]

Hannah,

	The Americans with disabilities Act defines a covered entity, in
part, as "an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an
establishment located within a building that contains not more than five
rooms for rent
or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of such
establishment as the residence of such proprietor". Therefore, a private
home is not covered under the ADA unless the proprietor does not live in the
home. HTH!

Marion


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hannah Chadwick
via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:41 PM
To: 'Tami Jarvis'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users'
Subject: [nagdu] Air BNB

Good Morning All,
Does anyone have experience with Air BNB? Since the holidays are coming up,
my boyfriend and I are planning a couple of trips. We decided to use Air BNB
for economic reasons. Many of the houses/apartments we looked at do not
allow pets so we decided to notify them that we have guide dogs. some people
said it's fine to have service dogs, but the majority seem to be allergic to
dogs... a few people also said no even if it's a guide dog. So I'm wondering
what my rights are in this regard? I'm definitely aware that we are allowed
to take our dogs to public places and living spaces that everyone else can
go such as hotels. However, Air BNB deals with private homes and I can see
both sides of this... any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best, Hannah


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