Hellmuth & Johnson attorney, Phaedra Howard, is featured in CAI’s magazine Common Ground:
These days, many residents need service and support animals. Accommodation requests must be treated with compassion and care.
“Many community associations have rules either prohibiting pets or restricting their number, size, and type. When it comes to service and support animals, board members and managers need to understand they are not deemed to be pets and are not subject to the same rules or restrictions as other animals.”
“Communities with pet restrictions are likely to receive requests from owners and occupants for a reasonable accommodation to keep service or support animals. Associations need to process and respond to these requests appropriately and treat residents with service and support animals fairly to avoid potential liability for fair housing violations”
You can read more in the July/August 2024 issue of Common Ground here.