The federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in conjunction with the Department of Justice released guidelines for Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals (ESA). The guidelines provide a step-by-step outline for how to handle a tenant request for an ESA - including when approval is appropriate and what grounds you may be able to deny a request.The ESA related information begins on Page 8 of the document. It is recommended that Landlords review this...
On Monday, the Vermont State Advisory Council to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights took testimony regarding Housing Discrimination in Vermont. The Council took testimony from Vermont Legal Aid, the Human Rights Commission, VAOA, and other advocacy groups.A Vermont Digger article recaps some of the testimony in the article....
VAOA Director, Angela Zaikowski, discusses the recent Housing Discrimination report released by Vermont Legal Aid.Listen to the podcast of VPR's Vermont Edition....
Vermont Legal Aid discusses their recently released Housing Disrcimination Report.Stream the episode....