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Cousin Vinny · 02-11-2006, 08:47 PM

Hello.

If I may, I'd like to clear up a lingering misconception harbored by certain posters about service animals and the ADA. While it is true that the ADA allows provisions for service animals and their qualifications (See USDOJ's take on this subject), this is only good for public accommodations under Title III. (I'm not so sure under Title I & II, but I assume the same provision applies.)

However, this ADA provision does not apply to housing. Rather, the Fair Housing Act would be applicable. Check out Disability Law Resource Project's website covering this topic. Thankfully, nearly all 50 states have passed their own laws governing service animals and access to housing for disabled individuals.

So, a Deaf person, faced with a no-pets policy, does have various Federal and State remedies in dealing with landlords about keeping their service animals in their tenancies.

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Cousin Vinny Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 679	Hello. If I may, I'd like to clear up a lingering misconception harbored by certain posters about service animals and the ADA. While it is true that the ADA allows provisions for service animals and their qualifications (See USDOJ's take on this subject), this is only good for public accommodations under Title III. (I'm not so sure under Title I & II, but I assume the same provision applies.) However, this ADA provision does not apply to housing. Rather, the Fair Housing Act would be applicable. Check out Disability Law Resource Project's website covering this topic. Thankfully, nearly all 50 states have passed their own laws governing service animals and access to housing for disabled individuals. So, a Deaf person, faced with a no-pets policy, does have various Federal and State remedies in dealing with landlords about keeping their service animals in their tenancies.