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    Tenant Wins Support Dog Claim

    Pets

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    NYCHA put the tenant on probation after the tenant’s dog attacked the NYCHA employee. In April 2015, Lerone Washington’s English bulldog, Onyx, jumped and bit NYCHA’s employee who was delivering a hotplate to Washington’s apartment.  A few weeks later NYCHA informed Washington that it considered terminating Washinton’s lease due to his having an unauthorized and dangerous dog in the apartment. Although Washington attempted to register Onyx as a service pet, NYCHA ordered Washington to remove Onyx from the apartment immediately and placed Washington on probation for one year. (read more…)

    Tags : landlord tenant, NYCHA, support dog
    Date:01/03/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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