Legal Question in Disability Law in Oregon

Re: Service Animals for people with Disabilities

A service animal is any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.

Many members of the public don't understand that, just as blind people often use guide dogs, it is a growing practice for physically disabled people to employ the use of service dogs.

Rental property is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. If the service animal is prescribed, and is used as a service animal rather than merely as a pet, a landlord may not legally prohibit the animal.

The above does not constitute legal opinion and is offered for the purposes of discussion only. The law differs in every jurisdiction, and you should not rely on any opinion except that of an attorney you have retained, who has a professional duty to advise you after being fully informed of all the pertinent facts and who is familiar with the applicable law.