You can also file a complaint directly with your state’s agency.Īll types of housing, including public housing, are covered by the FHA except rental dwellings of four or less units, where one unit is occupied by the owner single family homes sold or rented by the owner without the use of a broker housing owned by private clubs or religious organizations that restrict occupancy in housing units to their members. Many states have a government agency that investigates discrimination claims.You can print and complete a HUD Discrimination Form and mail it to the appropriate HUD office.Information about the process is located on the HUD website. You can file a discrimination complaint electronically with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).You have several options for filing a complaint If your request for a reasonable accommodation is denied by the landlord, you have the right to request that a government agency investigate your claim that the landlord is discriminating against you. Landlords must agree to a reasonable accommodation request if the disability claim is true and if the request does not create a hardship on the landlord or other tenants. Attach a brief personal statement explaining to the landlord that you are asking for “a reasonable accommodation to keep your pet who functions as a support animal.” If your landlord refuses to accommodate You should provide your landlord with a letter from your doctor/therapist stating you have a disability and explaining how your pet is needed to help you cope with this disability and/or improves its symptoms. A bird who alerts their hard-of-hearing companion when someone has come to the door.ĭemonstrating your pet is an assistance animal.
A cat who reduces a person’s stress-induced pain.
A dog who alleviates a person’s depression or anxiety.A cat who can detect and alerts their companion of oncoming seizures.The fact that the term “service animal” is often used by landlords and public housing authorities to refer to both service dogs and assistance animals often creates confusion. A letter from a medical doctor or therapist is all that is needed to classify the animal as an assistance or emotional support animal. The emotional and/or physical benefits from the animal living in the home are what qualify the animal as an assistance animal. Service animals are allowed in public accommodations because of the owner’s need for the animal at all times.Īn assistance animal can be a cat, dog or other type of companion animal, and does not need to be trained to perform a service. Service animals are categorized as animals trained to do a specific task for their owner.
Differences between service animals and assistance or emotional support animals
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