JaredUmm

JaredUmm t1_jd24voj wrote

I’m a property manager, and I’m not aware of this cap you refer to. Management companies can set up a rule like that for their leases, but do you mean there is a city ordinance that only applies to certain zones within the city?

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JaredUmm t1_iqx2p76 wrote

https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PA/documents/HUDAsstAnimalNC1-28-2020.pdf

This is probably the fullest, most up-to-date resource on this subject. It may not answer all your questions, but we are dealing with questions of how HUD understands their objective to punish discrimination, so the the statute doesn’t say “ thou shalt not request documentation from blind people.” It says “don’t discriminate based on disability” and HUD and judges have created guidelines to detail what that means in practice.

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JaredUmm t1_iqwu8vm wrote

It actually is. Not criminally, no, but it is in violation of HUD. A blind person has a right to train a dog themselves. They do not need to comply with your request for some sort of documentation they do not have. If you were nice about the whole thing and complied when they escalated the issue, you may not see any punishment. But if you insisted on your policy, you would be fined if HUD got wind of it.

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JaredUmm t1_iqwrwnb wrote

You are correct. If the need for a service animal is not obvious, they can ask if the animal is required due to a disability and what task the animal is trained to perform. The answer to these questions will reveal if it is a “service animal” or a support animal. If it is a support animal they can ask for the doctor’s note that indicates you need a support animal, if it is a service animal trained to perform a specific task, no further documentation is needed.

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