Service Animals at Center of Most Utah Fair-housing Disputes

Feds file discrimination complaint in Utah case.

 

BY PATTY HENETZ

The Salt Lake Tribune

 

Salt Lake City apartment resident Wanda Howard, who is disabled, wanted a cat.

 

Her doctor, who thought an emotional support animal would help Howard, wrote her a prescription for one and a letter to her landlord verifying Howard’s disability. When the landlord required a $300 deposit for the animal, Howard turned to the Disability Law Center, which informed the landlord such a demand is illegal under federal law.

 

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