Discussion Prompt: Under the ADA, disabled individuals have the right to keep service animals in rental housing. That law defines service animals as animals that perform actual work or tasks that benefit a disabled person. However, California's Fair Employment and Housing Act has been interpreted to have a broader definition. Read the following hypothetical (based on an actual case) and ask the students for their opinions.

Jeffrey has been diagnosed with severe depression. His wife Maria suffers from chronic, debilitating pain as a result of an automobile accident. The couple finds that keeping a small dog helps to alleviate some of their symptoms. But their condominium association has a "No Pets" policy and orders them to get rid of the dog. The couple provides the association with a letter from their doctor recommending that they keep the dog, but the association refuses to make an exception to its policy, arguing that the dog wasn't trained as a service animal. Was the association in compliance with fair housing laws?