Fair Housing
A Connecticut landlord charges a $300 monthly 'pet fee' to all tenants with pets. A tenant with a service dog complains that the fee violates fair housing law. The landlord must:
AExempt the service dog tenant from the pet fee as a required reasonable accommodation✓ Correct
BCharge the fee since service dogs are technically pets
CAllow the tenant to negotiate a lower fee
DOnly exempt the fee if the tenant produces a letter from a doctor
Explanation
Service animals and emotional support animals (assistance animals under the FHA) are not considered 'pets' under fair housing law. Landlords must provide reasonable accommodations and may not charge pet fees, pet rent, or additional deposits for assistance animals needed due to a disability.
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