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Showing posts with label service animal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label service animal. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

11 Aug

New Law Alert - Emotional Support / Service Animal Anti-Discrimination Rights Codified

On August 11, 2020, NYS passed a law that clarifies "that reasonable accommodation to enable a person with a disability to use and enjoy a dwelling includes the use of an animal to alleviate the symptoms or effects of a disability."This codification exists at Executive Law 296(2-a)(d)(2) and (18)(2) and explicitly states...