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Isn't it true that a "Service Animal" must be a dog (or miniature horse)? Seems like a helpful distinction.

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I'll tell you this much: Try to force your way into my rental unit when I refuse you entry, you're gonna get your ass beat upon successful entry without my consent.

No, that's bullshit. A tenant has a right to refuse entry except in the case of an emergency. So long as a tenant isn't violating rules, is paying their rent, it is technically their property until they move. If I don't want you in my house, you're not coming in. Simple as that. Conventional housing and subsidized housing is irrelevant, so you are wrong lady. Get your facts straight.

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My Michigan HOA association board recently denied my "reasonable accommodation" request. My HOS board stated that because these buildings were built in 1981 they do not have to follow Fair Housing Law's. CAN THIS BE TRUE? Does a building built date mean they are "grandfathered in" in some way?

Regarding animals. I agree using the term pets. Regarding ESA's. It is important to note that there are a short list of exceptions in the federal fair housing law. For example, a landlord with less than 4 units, live in one unit of a 4 plex, doesn't use a property management company are examples where the landlord may not have to accept an ESA. I think a drill down on federal fair housing law would be interesting.

If you are in a conversation with an applicant and the applicant asks the question, "Are there any churches nearby?" - could that be addressed based on the fact they presented you with the question and you are providing them this information based on the question as it is phrased in general?

I have an emotional support RESCUE dog who came to us untrained and in all honesty came to us a real "pistol." (I have a letter from my therapist stating I need this dog.) Part of My need for a support animal is to give me a reason to get out of bed each morning and help me get through the day, have a laugh from tiMe to tiMe while I also take care of my 79-year old husband with cognitive and WORSENING neurological decline. This dog must be fed and walked (obviously) and she gets us both out of bed out in the sunshine and fresh air and walking - which is critical to BOTH our physical and mental health. Also the training process itself is part of my Mental health NEEDS as well- The training process itself keeps my mind sharp, keeps me researching new techniques and gives me soMething important to dwell on rather than Myself and the grief in My life to think about, Also the actual process of training her allows me to have a success when there is no easy success with cognitive decline or caretaking - just frustration, anger and despair. This dog give us a common topic to talk about her antics and daily activities with a husband who is elsewise emotionally numb and uncommunicative. I share this experience because it Might be helpful for housing providers to have a better understanding as to why some people need an eMotional support dog in the first place. i DO NOT TAKE MY DOG OUT IN THE PUBLIC SHE JUST WORKS FOR ME IN MY HOME (HOUSING.)

VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC-THANK YOU!! I have an emotional support RESCUE dog who came to us untrained and in all honesty a real "pistol." (I have a letter from my therapist stating I need this dog.) Part of My need for a support animal is to give me a reason to get out of bed each morning and help me get through the day, have a laugh from tiMe to tiMe while I also take care of my 79-year old husband with cognitive and WORSENING neurological decline. This dog must be fed and walked (obviously) and she gets us both out of bed out in the sunshine and fresh air and walking - which is critical to BOTH our physical and mental health. Also the training process itself is part of my Mental health NEEDS as well- The training process itself keeps my mind sharp, keeps me researching new techniques and gives me soMething important to dwell on rather than Myself and the grief in My life to think about, Also the actual process of training her allows me to have a success when there is no easy success with cognitive decline or caretaking - just frustration, anger and despair. This dog give us a common topic to talk about her antics and daily activities with a husband who is elsewise emotionally numb and uncommunicative. I share this experience because it Might be helpful for housing providers to have a better understanding as to why some people need an eMotional support dog in the first place.

YES, this is exactly the subject I have been waiting for.... I recently asked for a "reasonable accomModation" for my husband who has both cognitive decline (Stage 4 Alz/we have a doctors letter) and severe neurological issues (he has a handicapt parking placard order by his physician) as well as for my multiple chemical sensitives. I used the exact phrase "reasonable accommodation.." I explained that My husband is having pain walking up and down the stairs for the back entrance to our condo unit so we are using the other (roadside) entrance where the chemicals are being used the most. I explained my specific physical reactions to the pesticides/fertilizers and weed killers (I get very ill and end up in bed) that we must walk through when we use the second entrance/exit. Unfortunately, our HOD condo board flatly denied my request. Our condo board told me that because our building was built 40 years ago they do not have to follow the Fair Housing Act at all. (I am assuming that they are referencing the fact of that our condo was built PRIOR to the latest Fair Housing Act update). Can this ACTUALLY be true? Do I have grounds for a Fair Housing Complaint?

I am better trying to understand the Fair Housing laws and hos this impacts myself and my husband - thank you for your weekly program.

How about this one? ""Our building was built 40 years ago so we do not have to follow the Fair Housing acommodation rules." Is this legally accurate?

Is it true that Fair housing Law DOES NOT APPLY if a condo community was built in 1981 before the Fair Housing Act updates etc? Can this possibly be accurate? This is a situation where there are six condo units per building.( i see in some place that more than four units in one building do not have to follow Fair Housing Law.) Can this possibly be accurate?

PLEASE HAVE A PROGRAM ON OLDER HOUSING UNITS BUILT BEFORE THE FAIr HOUSING LAW WAS UPDATED -DO THEY HAVE TO OFFER REASONABLE ACCOODATION OR ARE THEY GRANDFATHERED OUT OF THIS LAW? I live in a Midwest owner owned condo community with a HOA. We have no "form" for a reasonable accommodation. So I wrote a detailed letter to our HOA board instead. My husband has both cognitive and neurological health issues that are not easy to visually see. Our HOA is quite addicted to using chemicals on this property (seasonal lawn spray, fertilizers and insect sprays etc.) These sprays are put on the lawn directly in front of our condo along the common walkways and garages and these chemicals prevent my husband with a neurological disability that causes pain going in and our the one-step sunporch slider egress (we live on a ground floor-BECAUSE he has neurological disabilites.) IF he goes out the ground floor sunporch slider (TO AVOID THE STAIRS and his pain) and walks across the lawn his shoes are then contiminated with these chemicals and they are then brought into our condo floors and carpets and trigger my own Multiple Chemical Sensitivies (this put e into bed ill.) IN ADDITION: The only other access to our condo is up a series of 8 stairs walking across a long walkway and then down 8 more stairs and this causes him severe foot and knee pain. I have asked our HOA Board for a "reasonable accommodation" and to NOT put those chemicals down in front of our condo so that he can continue to egress year round over this one step only area with less pain and where the disability bus picks him up and drop him off. I have been asking this for at least two years now and they have not complied=they keep denying. In fact, they do more of an "ignoring action" (ignore this and it will go away.) I feel like I have no option but to get a lawyer. Can I file a fair housing claim in an owner owned condo or is this option only for "renting situations?"

I live in a midwest owner owned condo community with a HOA. We have no "form" for a reasonable accommodation. I wrote a detailed letter to our HOA board instead. My husband has both cognitive and neurological health issues. Our HOA is quite addicted to using chemicals on this property (seasonal lawn spray, insect sprays etc.) These sprays are put on the lawn in front of our condo. and along the walkwqay and garages and these chemicals prevents my husband with a disability going in and our the one-step sunporch slider egress (we live on a ground ground floor.) IF he goes out the slider and walks across the lawn his shoes are contiminated with these chemicals and they are then brought into our condo floors and carpets and trigger my own Multiple Chemical Sensitivies. IN ADDITION: The only other access to our condo is up a series of 8 stairs and down 8 more stairs and this causes him foot and knee pain. I have asked for a "reasonable accommodation" and to NOT put those chemicals down in front of our condo so that he can continue to egress year round over this one step area with no pain and where the disability bus picks him up and drop him off. I have been asking this for at least two years now and they have not complied. In fact, they do more of an "ignoring action" (ignore this and it will go away.) I feel like I have no option but to get a lawyer. Can I file a fair housing claim in an owner owned condo or this is only for renting situations?

With very program i Iisten to you, you open my mind to new areas of law. I love to how how grateful you are to your listeners. I am grateful for these teachings!!!

It was mentioned, in this case, that property managers do have the ability to take action on continued behavior detrimental to other residents by someone that may be in a protected class after reasonable accommodations are provided - my questions is, is this a course of action that can be legally pursued if there is no improvement at all or should a general guideline be for an established period of time?

VERY INFORMATIVE-Thank you. I live in owner owned condo. with a HOA Board. I have multiple chemical sensitivities pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8773480/that make me very ill and I just recently asked my condo board for a formal disability and a "reasonable accommodation" for seasonal chemical weed killer, lawn fertilizer, spider sprays etc. I believe these include Round-up which has been proven to cause cancer and has a class-action suit against the company. I am forced to keep my GROUND LEVEL sunporch doors closed during the nice weather and keep three air purifers running 24/7 which are costing me about $168.00 per month (plus the costs of the filters) to run. I would like the board to stop all chemical usage but I will "compromise" with them not putting those chemicals in front of my first-floor condo. Previously the board agreed to notify me prior to a chemical treatment, but no notifications have come this year. NOTE: " Under the law, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) may be considered disabled if their symptoms substantially limit one or more major life activities, potentially requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations, although this is a complex issue due to the lack of definitive medical consensus regarding MCS itself; each case is evaluated based on individual medical evidence and the specific workplace situation. " THIS ADDRESSES THE WORKPLACE but I am hoping for more info. on common area homes.

Again, I would like to know if Fair Housing Laws apply to owner owned condo's as well as rental units? Thank you!

This is highly informative information - thank you. I live in a condo that I own. I have an ESA (I DO have a verification letter from a psychologist stating this dog is needed by me as my emotional support dog.) We are a dog friendly condo community and have a number of other dogs living here. ISSUE 01: The former VP of our condo board actually had the adacity to tell me I could not take my ESA in and our of the common hallway that I as a condo owner own a part of and have the right to use any common area. POINT 02: Another board member told me that I was not able to take my dog into the tennis court - another common area other that other dogs use on a daily basis. My dog is about 58-65 pounds and my dog scratches up the soil in the tennis court area more than a 5-10-15 lb. does. This is a bias against my dog. IT WOULD HELP ME TO BE EDUCATED BETWEEN THE LAWS BETWEEN RENTING AND OWING?

Is this regarding the HUG Guidance on Screening that was released back in April of 2024? Or is there some newer guidance?

What if you own a condo that has rules for two pets only. The 3rd animal is a legitimate ESA. The condo association is trying to make you remove one of the pets in order to accommodate your ESA. Is that legal?

Great session. Why So Restating the decress - That are the ,as you say the bottom line. A struggleing section 8 tenent. Thj

I hadto take my 1 year old cat to vet today . He was scared. I cant him in the car carrier. I need a ESA letter

You missed something in the very first question. Fair Housing requires landlords to make a reasonable accommodation for a tenant or applicant with an ESA. Fair Housing does not require me to allow visitors with an ESA. The guest does not reside in the unit, so they are not covered by Fair Housing. It's not a public space, so they are not covered by ADA laws. If I am wrong, please show me in writing.

Great reminders, thank you!

🍀Private market housing- from what I understand - has a totally different standard in the area of credit criteria with Federally funded housing.☘️

"Reasonable accommodation" is the key. I live in a dog friendly condo community. I have an emotional support dog that is Lab/Staffordshirt Terrier mix. I have an ESA AND a support letter from my therapist that I need this dog. AFTER I rescued my dog this condo board write into the Rules & Regulations that any dog with any Staffordshire Terrier, Pit Bull (and several other breeds) in it would be banned. (Like you could PROVE what a mix of dogs a mixed rescue has in it.) IF they had made a weight or height limitation I would support that but to randomly choose 5-7 breeds that they "perceive" as dangerous and ban them,..is totally ridiculous. If you are going to ban some breeds then you just ban all breeds that might be dangerous and not just a few of them.

There is no fair housing when there is no housing to select from!

Is this for rental properties only? I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE it is in each case you tell us is this is a in a rental property or an owner owned condo etc?

Why wasn't the landlord found guilty of posting a discriminatory ad? The ad itself discouraged people with kids from applying.

Thank you for the information😅

Thank you so much for addressing this topic!! This had been my exact question for a number of years. I have multiple chemical sensitivities and multiple Autoimmune Conditions. I live in a Michigan condo community. I have researched this issue in the workplace and in the schools and it is considered a chemical sensitivity in both places. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and the Workplace National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC3697784 by A Martini · 2013 · Cited by 31 - Multiple chemical sensitivity, commonly known as environmental illness, is a chronic disease in which exposure to low levels of chemicals causes correlated ...I have been suffering from our condo community using chemicals on the grass, bug or mice sprays around the garages and along our common walkways. I live on the ground floor so everything sprayed outside of my condo immediately comes inside. I have just two ways to enter and exit my ground floor condo and when both areas are sprayed, I am homebound or if I venture outside I am hit with the toxins.(I do try to avoid these chemicals but even walking out to my garage, my car or walking my dog on this property means these toxins are being brought into my condo on our shoes and or our dogs feet. Even when the leaves are blown in the fall and the allergens roll into my bedroom window and this puts me in bed for several days. When the upper condo residents above me use laundry soap or dryer softeners the strong toxic smell drifts down into my condo through the open ceiling hole that holds the water pipes. This makes me terribly sick to my stomach. I also wonder if this rule ALSO APPLIES to a privately/individually owned condo vs a rental unit. The former secretary would send me an e-mail prior to the lawn chemicals being put down so I could make plan to avoid it as much as possible. However the new secretary does not inform me so all too often when our dog is walked in the dark the same night/next morning the lawn is sprayed we do not catch it until the following morning AFTER we have walked on freshly sprayed toxins. Your program has been very helpful to me, thank you. My next question is does the ruling you spoke of ONLY apply to rental units or to individually owned condos in a condo community as well?

ESA is a scam.

My friend daughter husband and his friend over heard a black kid yelling that I Lynn is a hooker whore prostitute do to a specific learning issues. And her son in law and friend was very mad.

Some bullies lost there house choice vouchers and blaming the disabled people who didn't know zero about it.

have Cerebral Palsy and I'm going through a situation where I could use some guidance and someone to talk to. I filed a HUD complaint against my apartments and won. Now, I'm facing homelessness out of retaliation. I've been just about everywhere trying everything to get the help I need in time. I need to be out by 10/7/24 I'm not asking for money. Maybe just some direction where to go for legal help. There's a lot more... A LOT more to my situation and I'm trying to avoid being homeless. Especially when I know I've been targeted and bullied. I have SOOOO much evidence. I need my story heard. Im in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Thanks!

I have Cerebral Palsy and I'm going through a situation where I could use some guidance and someone to talk to. I filed a HUD complaint against my apartments and won. Now, I'm facing homelessness out of retaliation. I've been just about everywhere trying everything to get the help I need in time. I need to be out by 10/7/24 I'm not asking for money. Maybe just some direction where to go for legal help. There's a lot more... A LOT more to my situation and I'm trying to avoid being homeless. Especially when I know I've been targeted and exploited. I need my story heard. Im in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Thanks!

I have Cerebral Palsy and I'm going through a situation where I could use some guidance and someone to talk to. I filed a HUD complaint against my apartments and won. Now, I'm facing homelessness out of retaliation. I've been just about everywhere trying everything to get the help I need in time. I need to be out by 10/7/24 I'm not asking for money. Maybe just some direction where to go for legal help. There's a lot more... A LOT more to my situation and I'm trying to avoid being homeless. Especially when I know I've been targeted and exploited. I need my story heard. Im in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Thanks!

I have Cerebral Palsy and I'm going through a situation where I could use some guidance and someone to talk to. I filed a HUD complaint against my apartments and won. Now, I'm facing homelessness out of retaliation. I've been just about everywhere trying everything to get the help I need in time. I need to be out by 10/7/24 I'm not asking for money. Maybe just some direction where to go for legal help. There's a lot more... A LOT more to my situation and I'm trying to avoid being homeless. Especially when I know I've been targeted and exploited. I need my story heard. Im in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Thanks!

I have Cerebral Palsy and I'm going through a situation where I could use some guidance and someone to talk to. I filed a HUD complaint against my apartments and won. Now, I'm facing homelessness out of retaliation. I've been just about everywhere trying everything to get the help I need in time. I need to be out by 10/7/24 I'm not asking for money. Maybe just some direction where to go for legal help. There's a lot more... A LOT more to my situation and I'm trying to avoid being homeless. Especially when I know I've been targeted and exploited. I need my story heard. Im in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Thanks!

I have Cerebral Palsy and I'm going through a situation where I could use some guidance and someone to talk to. I filed a HUD complaint against my apartments and won. Now, I'm facing homelessness out of retaliation. I've been just about everywhere trying everything to get the help I need in time. I need to be out by 10/7/24 I'm not asking for money. Maybe just some direction where to go for legal help. There's a lot more... A LOT more to my situation and I'm trying to avoid being homeless. Especially when I know I've been targeted and exploited. I need my story heard. Im in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Thanks!

I am desperately looking for a fair housing, civil litigation, lawyer in Akron Ohio I go to mediation against I promise LLC in less than two weeks 🥲 I’m nervous

I need an FHA attorney involving a local govt discriminating against me in violation of the FHA.

Yep, Trompa made this change during the last term and in no way would we want him in there again as POTUS. I have had to endure two years of discrimination with ongoing retaliation for which has all been disregarded and the information given to investigators distorted and rushed through to an extremely bad HUD mediator who along with these violators of the laws that were created to protect the disabled is attempting to get me to accept no accountabilty and low ball breadcrumb offers.

Congratulations 🎉 on episode 100! I have learned so much and share these videos when onboarding and refreshing coworkers. What a wonderful community you have created.

Who can one reach out to for Fair Housing Information if they do not have access to an attorney? I have had questions on multiple occasions and do not have access to an attorney - I'm sure there are more like me out there that have this same need. Thank you for your consideration.