support dogs what can and cant I do

[Ryan Scritchlow]

I am in Illinois. I will allow a single dog of certain breeds and age in most of my rentals. there is an additional $50 a month charge and an additional 600 pet deposit. I have a potential tenant that is interested in renting a house. he mentioned that he has a support dog that is a German Shepard and that his current land lord dose not like it but cant do any thing about it. he showed me a picture and its a puppy. I don't allow puppies period or any dog under 2. I have been reading on here and that I cant charge the addition amount or deposit for a service animal. can I ask for documentation on service animals? what about support animals? What documentation can I ask for what documentation can I not ask for? how dose he prove it?

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Here's an article with a link to FHA's 2013 "clarification" for landlords on service and support animals. Read the fed's letter and let me know if you feel the issue was clarified. It says that the landlord should ask questions about the applicant's disability and need for the animal, but you can't ask if the disability is readily apparent. OMG. What if you mess on up on that one? Interestingly, support animals don't have to be trained or certified. Yay.

http://www.anythingpawsable.com/hud-updates-housing-guidelines-for-landlords-service-dogs-and-emotional-support-dogs/