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In reply to the discussion: (Update)Need advice, Am I being discriminated against by my landlord? [View all]LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)30. Go to the library or a bookstore and get a book on landlord/tenant law in your state pronto.
Call legal aid too, but honestly they're usually useless and slow so don't count on that.
Document the condition of the place yourself. Take pictures with a copy of the current paper to verify the date.
Double check what the local rules are for notice of an inspection. It doesn't *sound* valid but I have no blessed idea about Ohio.
Security cameras are cheap these days. If he's going to show up and be a shouty weirdo investing in one would be a really good idea. In a pinch you can even use an old smartphone. http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-turn-an-old-smartphone-into-a-home-security-came-1765700271
edit: Specific Ohio service animal info here: http://www.disabilityrightsohio.org/service-animals
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(Update)Need advice, Am I being discriminated against by my landlord? [View all]
Quackers
Jun 2016
OP
you need to talk to an attorney immediately, or your social service caseworker if you have one.
niyad
Jun 2016
#1
Definitely talk with an attorney in your state that specializes in the Americans with Disabilities
Dustlawyer
Jun 2016
#20
A landlord is supposed to paint every three years unless a renter stays beyond
yeoman6987
Jun 2016
#2
He might be going against the Fair Housing Act if he tries to ban service animals n/t
tikka
Jun 2016
#15
I think he is doing a back-door eviction by saying my carpet had stains. But he said
Quackers
Jun 2016
#35
A handful of states, Ohio included, extend state law to cover SD in training as service dogs.
Quackers
Jun 2016
#37
Go to the library or a bookstore and get a book on landlord/tenant law in your state pronto.
LeftyMom
Jun 2016
#30
It gets to the point of why would you want to fight for a place where you rent not own a not wanted.
Biaviians
Jun 2016
#31
I just had a motion detector camera installed that turns on and records all activity in my backyard
Samantha
Jun 2016
#33
I think in Ohio, you are legally allowed to record someone without their knowledge in
Quackers
Jun 2016
#39