Fair Housing (alternative)
A Maryland property manager who denies occupancy to a prospective tenant's service dog, claiming it violates the building's 'no pets' policy, is:
ACorrectly enforcing the lease terms
BViolating the Fair Housing Act — service and assistance animals are not pets✓ Correct
CActing within their rights as building manager
DRequired to provide an alternative pet-friendly unit
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act requires reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including allowing service and assistance animals even in 'no pets' buildings. Assistance animals are not pets under the FHA.
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