The Fair Housing Act requires that landlords and rental property owners make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. This includes allowing service animals and support animals at rental properties to avoid discrimination of individuals with disabilities.

However, how would one know that an animal falls into one of these categories and not just an owner trying to get past the restriction?

As defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act:

“A service animal is a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability. Other trained or untrained animals that do work, perform tasks, or provide assistance or therapeutic/emotional support for individuals with disabilities are typically termed support animals.”

While these are different criteria for qualifications, service animals require no documentation and the landlord can ask about the task that a service animal is trained to do.

News source: wilmingtonbiz.com

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