Background • As of January 29, 2020, HUD estimated that nearly 60% of all Fair Housing Act complaints were regarding denial of reasonable accommodations and disability access. • In Texas, from 2013-2018, disability related complaints comprised nearly 50% of all Fair Housing Act complaints. • 67% of all disability related complaints in Texas claimed failure to make a reasonable accommodation as a basis for the complaint. (2019 State of Texas Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice) • In January of 2020, HUD issued updated guidance regarding how to assess a person’s request to have an assistance animal as a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act. • Two parts of the guidance: • Assessing a person’s request; and • Documenting the need for an assistance animal.
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