ASSISTANCE ANIMAL POLICY WORKSHOP
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When:
May 6, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
2021-05-06T10:00:00-04:00
2021-05-06T11:00:00-04:00
Where:
Via Zoom
NOTICE
Beachplace Association, Inc.
Assistance Animal Policy Workshop
Thursday – May 6, 2021 @ 10 am
- Affirmation of Beachplace’s current “No Pets Policy”; the only permitted exceptions are for Service Animals and Support Animals as allowed by Federal or Florida Fair Housing Laws
- Summary of Federal and Florida Fair Housing Laws anti-discrimination provisions and Requests by Disabled Individuals for Reasonable Accommodations in Housing
- Review of the Beachplace Association Service Animal: Emotional Support Animal Resolution adopted by the Beachplace Board of Directors on February 13, 2020 & Explanation of Reasons to Update that policy
- Review Definitions for “Service Animal” and “Support Animal” under Federal and Florida Fair Housing Laws
- Summary of Florida’s New Emotional Support Animal Act enacted July 1, 2020
- Summary of US HUD FHEO Notice 2020-01 published January 28, 2020 with Best Practices Guidance for disabled persons making, and housing providers review, of Requests for Reasonable Accommodations to housing provider rules for Service Animals or Support Animals
- Review of proposed new Beachplace Assistance Animal Policy:
a. Procedures to Request a Reasonable Accommodation to the Beachplace “No Pets Policy” for an Assistance Animal
b. Rules for Maintaining an Assistance Animal on Beachplace Property
- Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
- Owner Questions & Comments
- Next Steps
- Board Closing