Fair Housing
A Texas property manager refuses to make a reasonable accommodation for a disabled tenant's assistance dog, citing a no-pets policy. This action most likely violates:
AThe Texas Animal Control Act
BThe Fair Housing Act's disability protections✓ Correct
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DThe Texas Property Code's lease provisions
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including modifying no-pet policies to allow assistance animals. Assistance animals are not pets under fair housing law.
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