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A Step Backward for Mental Health and Fair Housing
Reprinted with permission from the June 2, 2026 edition of the Daily Business Review June 02, 2026 at 02:23 PM By Matthew W. Dietz For decades, federal enforcement and court decisions recognized that emotional support animals could qualify as a reasonable accommodation under fair housing law. Now, the administration has taken the position… Read More »
A Landlord Cannot Force you to Declaw your Emotional Support Cat or Charge you a Cleaning Deposit for your Emotional Support Dog!
For a person with depression and anxiety, an emotional support animal provides the impetus to wake up in the morning and go to school or work. For Austin Cline, a student at Hillsborough Community College, Luna, his dog, gives him the ability to leave his parents house, go to college and then go… Read More »
Making your home and property accessible for persons with disabilities following a hurricane
In times of disasters, most people focus on rebuilding, increasing accessibility for persons with disabilities does not register as important or necessary. However, not only are accessible alterations required by law, they are frequently covered by most insurance policies as compliance with code or ordinance of law.