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NY S06172
Bill
Status
8/11/2020
Primary Sponsor
Monica Martinez
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AI Summary
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Amends Executive Law Section 296 to clarify that reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities in housing include the use of animals to alleviate disability symptoms or effects
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Applies to both owner-occupied and rental dwellings by updating provisions in subdivisions 2-a and 18 of Executive Law Section 296
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Specifies that service animals and support animals constitute reasonable accommodations alongside modifications to common use portions of dwellings
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to clarifying that reasonable accommodation to enable a person with a disability to use and enjoy a dwelling includes the use of an animal to alleviate the symptoms or effects of a disability.
Last Action
signed chap.137
8/11/2020