Fair Housing
Maine's landlord-tenant law and fair housing law intersect when a tenant with PTSD (a mental disability) requests permission to keep an emotional support animal in a no-pets building. The landlord should:
AAutomatically deny the request to maintain the no-pets policy
BEngage in an interactive process and grant the reasonable accommodation (unless undue hardship)✓ Correct
CRequire the tenant to pay a large pet deposit
DOnly allow dogs certified as emotional support animals
Explanation
Fair housing law requires housing providers to grant reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Allowing an emotional support animal in a no-pets building is a classic reasonable accommodation, provided the need is verified.
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