Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Ohio

We have lived in our apartment which is income based for almost 3 years and have had our dog for a little over 2 and a half years the previous manager never gave us the paper work to have filled out for a companion/service animal nor did she want to be bothered by putting me on the lease with my boyfriend. The new manager has been here for almost a year and is now trying to evict us if we don't have the paperwork filled out in 30 days. It's hard enough to get into a doctor at the snap of your fingers but esp around the holidays! Is there a way to get out of this being as they have waited this long?


Asked on 12/16/13, 12:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Eric Willison Eric Eastman Willison

In Ohio, if they try to evict you for having a service animal, then you should call the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to see about whether you would have a lawsuit against them for discrimination based upon failure to make a reasonable accommodation for a disability. The OCRC would then likely call the landlord and straighten things out. If the landlord tries to argue that you didn't get your paperwork back in 30 days, then you could argue that the rush itself is discriminatory since they let you live there for a full year knowing about the dog and then all of the sudden they put this arbitrary time limit on you.

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Answered on 12/17/13, 6:15 am


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