FHA complaints involving denial of reasonable accommodations and disability access account for about 60% of all FHA complaints, and those involving requests for reasonable accommodations for assistance animals are rapidly increasing.
This guideline is presented as a tool for housing providers and people with disabilities to utilize at their discretion, and it outlines a set of best practices for responding to requests for reasonable accommodations to maintain animals in homes where people with disabilities live or want to live. will talk about HUD's new rule for verifying service or assistance animals.
It addresses the questions to ask while determining if the animal is a service animal or an assistive animal. The session discusses the new timeframe for responding to requests for reasonable accommodation for an animal. Also addressed are different inquiries about the animal's breed, weight, type, and size.
The other key problem is the verification of the requirement for the service or help of an animal in order to establish a link between the impairment and the need for an animal of some kind. Methods for verifying needs will also be discussed.
Why should you attend?
This is a real-world course. It answers questions on the difference between service and assisted animals, how to verify the need for the animal and all about reasonable accommodation.
Areas covered in the session:
Who should attend this?
Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 38 years. He has been involved in sales, construction, project management, appraisal, mortgage consulting and brokerage, property management, and property management consulting and training. Through his consulting company, Property Management Solutions, he provides training and consulting services nationwide to owners, management companies, multi-housing associations, and state and federal agencies.
He specializes in fair housing issues and has developed fair housing and outreach programs for governmental agencies, as well as conducting seminars which are presented to property management companies, apartment associations, and the general public. For over twenty years, he was involved in the appraisal of residential, multi-family, farm, and commercial properties throughout the Midwest.
