Fair Housing

Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord's refusal to allow a tenant to keep an emotional support animal (ESA) in a no-pets building is likely:

ALegal since ESAs are not trained service animals
BIllegal if the tenant has a disability and the ESA is prescribed as a reasonable accommodation✓ Correct
CLegal as long as the no-pets policy applies equally to all tenants
DLegal only if the ESA is a dog or cat

Explanation

Emotional support animals are reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act for persons with qualifying disabilities, even in no-pets buildings. The landlord must grant the accommodation absent undue hardship.

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