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HUD Issues New Service Animal Guidance
HUD issued a new notice regarding service animals and reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act.
CLICK HERE for the official announcement from HUD
This guide provides housing providers with a set of best practices for complying with the FHA when assessing requests for reasonable accommodations to keep animals in housing. It is split into two parts:
- Assessing a person's request to have an Assistance Animal
- Guidance on documenting an individuals Need for Assistance Animals in Housing
I personally think it's full of legalese that does little to prevent fraud. It's better, but still full of holes.
READ THIS article from REALTOR Magazine to get a quick summary.
What are your thoughts?
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The best advice I have received on a emotional support animal is to make your tenant go to petscreening.com to validate the real need for the animal.
They have to get a licensed Dr or therapist to submit documentation for them to review.
I just had someone apply to one of my houses and they gave me one of those internet certifications. So I told them I would charge them a pet fee but once they completed the screening for their animal I would refund them the fee.