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Assistance Animals and Fair Housing 

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Assistance Animals and the Fair Housing Act

This 30-minute course provides an overview of HUD's 2020 Guidance for understanding requests for assistance animals in housing and the steps to evaluate and respond to these requests in compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act. 
Northwest Fair Housing Alliance's Executive Director, Marley Hochendoner, will review:
  • Laws that Apply in Housing
  • Types of Assistance Animals
  • Requests for Service Animals
  • Reasonable Accommodation Requests for Other Assistance Animals - Verifying Disability and Need
  • Species of Animal
  • Considerations - Fees, Deposits, Damages, Rules, Breeds, Care
  • Best Practices for Documenting Need for Assistance Animals 
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