Fair Housing

A Kentucky landlord receives a service animal request from a tenant with a disability. The landlord may deny the request only if:

AThe building has a no-pets policy
BThe animal poses a direct threat to others or would cause fundamental alteration of the housing✓ Correct
COther tenants object to the animal
DThe lease was signed before the disability occurred

Explanation

Service animals and emotional support animals must be accommodated as reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act. A landlord may deny a request only if the specific animal poses a direct threat to health and safety that cannot be mitigated, or would fundamentally alter the nature of the housing.

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