Purpose:This notice explains certain obligations of housing providers under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) with respect to animals that individuals with disabilities may request asreasonable accommodations.There are two types of assistance animals: (1) service animals, and (2) other trained or untrained animals that do work, perform tasks, provide assistance, and/or provide therapeutic emotional support for individuals with disabilities (referred to in this guidance as a “support animal”).Persons with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation for service animals andother types of assistance animals, including support animals,under the FHA. This guidance provides housing providers with a set of best practices for complying with the FHA when assessing requests for reasonable accommodations to keep animalsin housing, including the information that a housing provider may need to know from a health care professional about an individual’s need for an assistance animal in housing.  Read or download the PDF…………………………..

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