ADA Accommodations for apartments

NJres
Sun, 27 Nov 2016 16:24:38 +0000

I was curious - and found this brochure from the NY Attorney General.(Since you said you were in NY) As usual, logic doesn’t apply.

One might think that dogs should be “certified” as service dogs, not just declared to be a service dog by the owner.

some exerpts: (emphasis added by me)

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a service animal as any dog
that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical,
sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. ** Dogs that satisfy this definition are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government, or any other entity.**

Housing may be a separate cagegory: (my rat is a service animal!)

The definition of service animals under the Fair Housing
Act is broader than that under the ADA. Animals that
provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as
service animals under the ADA, but may qualify under the
Fair Housing Act. This is not limited to dogs; any animal
may qualify.
• The animal need not be specially trained as a service
animal if it provides physical or emotional support, lessens
the effects of the person’s disability and is necessary for
the person to be able to fully enjoy the housing

Here is the brochure: https://www.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/publications/service_animals_brochure.pdf