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“Polly Want A Windfall?”: U.S. Department of Justice Slams NYC Co-Op for Denying Three Emotional Support Parrots, Imposing...

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Co-op and condo boards have a legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to residents with disabilities. Residents often request permission to live with their so-called emotional support or therapy animals (“ESAs”)...more

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How Should Florida Community Associations Answer Residents’ Requests for Emotional Support Animals?

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A right to an emotional support animal has been a heavily discussed topic for years, especially for certain extreme requests involving the use of an exotic animal for emotional support purposes, or when there is a claim that...more

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Client Alert: Consideration of Disability-Related Requests for Modification of Premises Under State and Federal Law

The Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), as well as the substantially similar Florida Fair Housing Act (FFHA), prohibits discrimination in housing based on a person’s disability. As “housing providers,” homeowners associations and...more

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What You Need to Know About Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals, and Assistance Animals

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In the last few years, employers, education institutions, and places of public accommodation (e.g., airports, grocery stores, and hotels) have seen an increase in individuals who want to bring their Assistance Animal, Service...more

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What Documentation May a Landlord Require from a Tenant With an Assistance Animal?

Laws regarding service and emotional support animals can be confusing to property owners—and guidance can vary depending upon the type of animal and its function. For example, recently, the Department of Housing and Urban...more

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Homeowner Associations and Service Animals in Common Areas Part 2: FHA Considerations

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Part one of this series article addressed whether homeowners associations are required to allow support dogs in common areas where dogs may otherwise be prohibited. This article will address whether homeowners and...more

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Landlords Must Allow Emotional Support Animals

Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a charge of discrimination claiming (Charge) claiming Missouri landlord Dahms Investments, L.L.C. (Dahms) violated the FHA by requiring a prospective...more

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HUD Charges Wisconsin Property Owner/Manager With Disability Discrimination Related To An Assistance Animal

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Pursuant to a release issued last week, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) stated it charged the owner and manager of apartment homes in Wisconsin with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to...more

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HUD Updates and Clarifies Assistance Animal Guidance

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on Jan. 28, issued new guidance on requests for reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) relative to “assistance animals” in various...more

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Further Thoughts On The HUD Assistance Animal Guidance

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Your humble Fair Housing Defense blog editor appreciated hearing from a number of you concerning the new HUD guidance addressing reasonable accommodation requests for animals under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). In response to...more

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HUD Issues New Assistance Animal Guidance

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In another helpful development for the professional apartment management industry, last week the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued a long-awaited guidance document concerning use of an animal as a...more

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HUD Issues New Guidance on Assistance Animals: A Must-Read for Housing Providers

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued its new guidance, “Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation under the Fair Housing Act.” In the...more

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Answering Some Fair Housing Defense Reader Questions

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When I do fair housing training, I always say to my audience that if one of you has a question, I am willing to bet another person in the room has the same question....more

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HUD Charges New York Property Owners With Disability Discrimination Over An Alleged Assistance Animal

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In a case filed last week, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) formally charged property owners in Syracuse, New York with violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) asserting that the owners failed to...more

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Issues With Online Emotional Support Animals Medical Verifications

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The issue of online medical verifications for emotional support animals (ESA’s) is an ongoing problem for professional apartment management. As written in this space before, we want to approve all legitimate reasonable...more

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HUD Approves $20,500 Assistance Animal Fair Housing Settlement

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved a settlement agreement concerning assistance animals and fees charged to residents. To resolve pending Fair Housing Act (FHA) disability...more

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DOJ Reaches $145,000 Settlement Over Access of Emotional Support Animal to University Housing

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Kent State University (KSU) reached a $145,000 settlement over claims of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) on January 4, 2016. In 2014, DOJ initiated a lawsuit against...more

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DOJ provides guidance on service animal accommodation for housing and beyond

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According to a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement, some pets are allowed in the house. HUD filed and settled a civil rights lawsuit against RiverBay Corporation, a New York City-based affordable housing cooperative...more

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