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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve attached the DOJ/HUD joint statement on reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act. Of course, state law is substantially similar. To put it mildly, your client would be doing himself or herself a disservice to challenge
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animal. The letter does not have to be provided before the tenant rents. A reasonable accommodation can be requested by a disabled person at any time during a tenancy. Unless the request presents an undue financial hardship to the landlord, the reasonable
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