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Originally Posted by mscat  It is nOT considered disciminating , when A service dog would make an apartment complexes insurance premiums go up... The propertys owners have the burden of proof, if A tenant decides to take the matter to court. I also have seen and know these breeds to be docile . Iam sure of one thing that there needs to be "reasonable accomadations" made for a service animal.
There are few reasons why a Owner could deny a request of a service animal. #1 it will change the structure of a building, #2 insurance will go up , the tenant is also responsible for meeting the needs of the animal, and can lose the privillage of have the dog on the premisis if the animal causes too much noise, scares people, tears up the property, or leaving behind animal feces . Or the dog is not leashed or vaccinated, or licenced.
When i brought Suzi on the apartment complex I needed to sign papers and the manager took a picture of her. |
I know in our complex on the reasonable accomodation it states very clearly that no dog listed on the insurance dangerous list is allowed for any reason. I believe it lists , Akita, Dobermans, Rottweiller, Pitbulls and a couple others, UNLESS it is a certified therapy dog, NOT a service animal those animals need to be under 50 pds. We have 90 children in our complex , they recently went to court with a tenant who had a pitbull, the tenant lost.