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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you Marty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For the record, I am not advocating for or against service animals. We all just need firm advice we can safely give. It is exploding in college towns right now as the students are all getting prescriptions from their doctors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would like the big firms who work for all the associations to chime in as they take a very hard line approach with the person requesting the service animals and are causing us a lot of problems and liability to the unit owners and their property managers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If there is enough interest, I can put some pressure on the National Apartment Association and the National Multihousing Council and FAR can pressure NAR. It is almost an emergency situation and then add to that the dog exclusions in all the homeowner’s insurance policies. A clear legislative fix is needed ASAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>LAW OFFICES OF <br>HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK P.A.<br>PH: 1 800 253 8428<br>FAX: 1 800 367 9038<br>"Serving the Property Management Professional"<br>Website: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.evict.com/"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>Email: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:harry@evict.com"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>harry@evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom:7.75pt'><tr style='height:19.9pt'><td width="16%" rowspan=2 style='width:16.3%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><table class=MsoTableGrid border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=360 style='width:3.75in;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td width=64 valign=top style='width:48.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:4.55pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heist-Weisse-Wolk-PA/343965575625870"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=37 height=37 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.png@01D0D9B6.DCB72610"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=296 valign=top style='width:221.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:4.55pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Visit us on Facebook</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:19.85pt'><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:4.55pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. ALL OTHER USE, COPYING, OR DISTRIBUTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Lawyer<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2015 12:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'>Dear Harry (and others):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> I can provide the perspective of the tenant/consumer of housing services in the context of the U.S. Fair Housing Act as amended in 1988 (signed into law by President Ronald Reagan).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>The fact you most need to know about the “animal” situation is that the law’s focus is on the person -- not the animal.</span> Thus, a landlord’s or HOA’s prohibition and regulation of “pets” is fairly well useless in defense of claims under the Act.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> The Act is found at 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 <i>et sequitur.</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> For your purposes, the operative statutes are <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>§ 3602(h)</span> (definition of “handicap”) and <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>§ 3604(f)</span> (special rights of persons with “handicaps”). I have attached formatted versions of both statutes.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> You also need to recognize that the Act does not protect persons with “disability”. It protects persons with “handicap”. “Handicap” is a much broader, more inclusive category. If you have trouble rationalizing this, remember that with the “Education of All Children’s Handicap Act”, kids who are “gifted” and in honors classes are considered “handicapped” requiring special educational adjustments.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> Thus, the <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>first question of proof</span> is: Does the consumer have a “handicap” that is recognized by a person entitled to give opinion testimony in a court of law. The law does not require opinion testimony; but I would never make a claim/request without its existence.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> The <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>second question</span> is: Is there a condition of the premises (or the provider’s rules) that adversely affects the consumer’s handicap?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> The <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>third question</span> is: Is there a “<i><u>reasonable</u></i> action” that the provider can take that will “accommodate” the consumer? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> The one factor in the Act in the housing provider’s favor is that the action requested by the consumer must be reasonable.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> To give an exaggerated example, the consumer may prove that he has an emotional <i><u>need</u></i> (not desire) to have an elephant present in the home; but no court in the U.S. would say that the provider has to allow the consumer to bring an elephant into the home.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> However, you should know that the U.S. Dept. of HUD took a “canary” case all the way to U.S. 10<sup>th</sup> Circuit and won wherein the condo unit owner’s grandson had the emotional need for the canary. (Both parents of this minor child were killed simultaneously.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'>= = = = = <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> I hope that you find the above brief synopsis useful and a good starting point.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> Cheers !<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"TypoUpright BT";color:#000F2E'> Marty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> C. Martin (Marty) Lawyer, III</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> Florida Bar # 128095<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> 1302 N. 19<sup>th</sup> St., Suite # 400<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> Tampa, FL 33605-5230<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> (813) 232-1222, Ext.109<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'> FAX: 248-9922<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tango BT";color:#000F2E'>“Preserving Independence, Hope and Dignity”</span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Harry Heist<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 18 August, 2015 11:51<br><b>To:</b> 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee' <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have never been at such a loss in my life on one area of law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>While I am not too into learning new law at this point, maybe we can get a small subgroup together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I had 3 of these already today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The main issue is what proof can be asked of the applicant/tenant for the service animal need and who is qualified to provide that proof.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have seen some wild things/forms/info requests coming out of extremely large national and Florida firms who focus on representing associations. I do not think they are legal. I would welcome their input as they are putting their neck out on the line for these associations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>LAW OFFICES OF <br>HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK P.A.<br>PH: 1 800 253 8428<br>FAX: 1 800 367 9038<br>"Serving the Property Management Professional"<br>Website: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.evict.com/"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>Email: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:harry@evict.com"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>harry@evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom:3.25pt'><tr style='height:19.9pt'><td width="16%" rowspan=2 style='width:16.3%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=360 style='width:3.75in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=64 valign=top style='width:48.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heist-Weisse-Wolk-PA/343965575625870"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=37 height=37 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01D0D9B5.E8CAD7E0"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=296 valign=top style='width:221.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Visit us on Facebook</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:19.85pt'><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. ALL OTHER USE, COPYING, OR DISTRIBUTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cary P. Sabol, Esq.<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>I actually attended a CLE on this issue recently and my guess would be that there probably are not any private attorneys who feel confident in this area of law right now. Even the attorney from the housing commission who gave the presentation acknowledged there is a lot of confusion and conflicting rules when it comes to application of ADA, Fair Housing, Fed. laws and State Statutes. I have found it's almost impossible to give the right answer to a property owner. If one set of laws doesn't apply or allows for a certain course of action, then there always seems to be another set of laws that is the opposite.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>I would love to see any CLE's or discussions on the issue because as Harry said, this is not going away. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Cary<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='color:blue'>Law Offices of Cary P. Sabol </span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='color:blue'>P.O. 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Thank you for your cooperation.</span><strong><span style='color:black'> </span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id=replyBlockquote><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals<br>etc.<br>From: Jariel Bortnick <<a href="mailto:jariel.bortnick@gmail.com">jariel.bortnick@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, August 18, 2015 10:58 am<br>To: RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>To start, maybe we could do a section CLE on the topic?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Jariel<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Harry Heist <<a href="mailto:harry@evict.com" target="_blank">harry@evict.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We need an attorney who REALLY knows this law inside and out for referrals for questions.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We are buried in questions and requests that we cannot answer or are uncomfortable in answering.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We just saw a Florida case the other day where a Florida attorney’s blatant bad advice cost an association over 20K</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Never in 25 years have I seen this. It is totally out of control.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We have an attorney we refer all the time in Georgia but we are looking for one who knows this law inside and out in Florida and is prepared to go out on a limb and actually answer questions.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You all probably know we have a LOT of clients. This could be good opportunity for someone who really knows the law, is keeping up on it 100% and can give a solid answer.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This stuff is NOT going away. </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harry</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>LAW OFFICES OF <br>HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK P.A.<br>PH: <a href="tel:1%20800%20253%208428" target="_blank">1 800 253 8428</a><br>FAX: <a href="tel:1%20800%20367%209038" target="_blank">1 800 367 9038</a><br>"Serving the Property Management Professional"<br>Website: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.evict.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>Email: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:harry@evict.com" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>harry@evict.com</span></b></a></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom:1.0pt'><tr style='height:19.9pt'><td width="16%" rowspan=2 style='width:16.3%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=360 style='width:3.75in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=64 valign=top style='width:48.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heist-Weisse-Wolk-PA/343965575625870" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=37 height=37 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.png@01D0D9B5.E8CAD7E0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td width=296 valign=top style='width:221.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Visit us on Facebook</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></td><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:19.85pt'><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.85pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. 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