(2) Every person with a disability who has a guide dog or other personal assistive animal,
or who obtains a guide dog or other personal assistive animal, shall be entitled to
full and equal access to all housing accommodations provided for in this section and
shall not be required to pay extra compensation for the guide dog or other personal
assistive animal but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by a guide
dog or other personal assistive animal. For the purposes of this subsection, a “personal
assistive animal” is an animal specifically trained by a certified animal training
program to assist a person with a disability to perform independent living tasks.
(f) Any housing accommodation of four (4) units or more constructed for first occupancy
after March 13, 1991, shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that:
(1) The public use and common use portions of the dwellings are readily accessible to
and usable by persons with disabilities;
(2) All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within the dwellings
are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons with disabilities in wheelchairs;
(3) All premises within the dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:
(i) Accessible route into and through the dwelling;
(ii) Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls
in accessible locations;
(iii) Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and