Illinois Assistance-Animal Accommodation Request and Decision Packet
ILLINOIS ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST AND DECISION PACKET
ILLINOIS RULES
The Assistance Animal Integrity Act permits reliable documentation only when disability or disability-related need is not readily apparent or known. Documentation must be written, come from a person with a therapeutic relationship, and describe the disability-related need. A provider may offer a form but may not deny because it was not used.
The provider may request separate support for each animal and may verify authenticity. It may not require a pet deposit, pet fee, pet assessment, or special liability insurance. Damage may be charged on the same basis as for other residents, ordinary wear excepted. Under 310 ILCS 120/10(c), a documented request may be denied or a grant rescinded for an undue financial and administrative burden or fundamental alteration of the provider's operations. After an individualized assessment supported by reliable objective evidence, the provider may also act if the specific animal poses an unmitigable direct threat to others, causes substantial physical damage to others' property that another reasonable accommodation cannot reduce or eliminate, or has a pattern of uncontrolled behavior the handler has not effectively corrected.
REQUEST
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Requester | [________________________________] |
| Housing provider / property | [________________________________] |
| Animal(s) | [________________________________] |
| Requested accommodation | [________________________________] |
Disability-related need for each animal: [________________________________]
Reliable source with therapeutic relationship, if needed: [________________________________]
Written support attached: ☐ Yes ☐ Not needed because disability and need are apparent or known
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
PROVIDER REVIEW
☐ Documentation requested only for a nonapparent or unknown element
☐ Therapeutic relationship and written need statement evaluated
☐ Additional information limited to curing a real insufficiency or verifying authenticity
☐ Competing disability needs balanced rather than used as an automatic denial
☐ No pet fee, deposit, assessment, or special insurance imposed
☐ Any burden, fundamental alteration, threat, damage, or uncontrolled-behavior ground is documented under 310 ILCS 120/10(c)
Decision: ☐ Approve ☐ Alternative ☐ Limited information request ☐ Deny ☐ Counsel review
Explanation: [____________________________________________________________]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
About this template
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- 310 ILCS 120 (Assistance Animal Integrity Act)
- 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B); 24 C.F.R. § 100.204
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
The statutes this template relies on are listed under Legal authority.
310 ILCS 120/10(c)(1) (checked October 25, 2026): "the accommodation imposes either: (i) an undue financial and administrative burden; or (ii) a fundamental alteration to the nature of the operations of the housing provider"
310 ILCS 120/10(c)(2) (checked October 25, 2026): "after conducting an individualized assessment, there is reliable objective evidence that the specific assistance animal: (i) poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation; (ii) causes substantial physical damage to the property of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation; or (iii) has engaged in a pattern of uncontrolled behavior that its handler has not taken effective action to correct."
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