Fair Housing
A Rhode Island property manager who refuses to allow a disabled tenant's assistance animal in a no-pets building is:
AActing within their rights under the no-pets policy
BViolating the Fair Housing Act by refusing a reasonable accommodation✓ Correct
CComplying with the Americans with Disabilities Act
DFollowing Rhode Island landlord-tenant law
Explanation
Under the Fair Housing Act, landlords must make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including allowing assistance animals even in no-pets buildings, unless it would cause an undue hardship.
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