What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
OHIO
My sister and brother in-law own a rental property and put ad in paper to rent it out. The add stated, "no pets." Someone posing as an interested tenant phoned and asked my brother-in-law if he would rent to someone with a "service" dog. He asked if the "service" dog still pooped and scratched like other dogs. He asked if they were talking about a seeing eye dog, and the party responded no, that this was a different type of dog for a different type of disability. He stated he would prefer not to rent to anyone with animals; which is why the ad read "no pets."
They received some sort of finding by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission with a $3000 penalty attached for violating some type of Fair Housing Law which they clearly weren't familiar with! The call was made by someone from the agency so they feel that first of all, this is entrapment. Some people think it could be a scam. Is It?
OHIO
My sister and brother in-law own a rental property and put ad in paper to rent it out. The add stated, "no pets." Someone posing as an interested tenant phoned and asked my brother-in-law if he would rent to someone with a "service" dog. He asked if the "service" dog still pooped and scratched like other dogs. He asked if they were talking about a seeing eye dog, and the party responded no, that this was a different type of dog for a different type of disability. He stated he would prefer not to rent to anyone with animals; which is why the ad read "no pets."
They received some sort of finding by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission with a $3000 penalty attached for violating some type of Fair Housing Law which they clearly weren't familiar with! The call was made by someone from the agency so they feel that first of all, this is entrapment. Some people think it could be a scam. Is It?