Indiana Assistance-Animal Accommodation Request and Decision Packet
INDIANA ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST AND DECISION PACKET
INDIANA OVERLAY
Current Indiana Civil Rights Commission guidance identifies an assistance-animal exception to a no-pets policy as a possible reasonable accommodation and requires individual consideration. A request may be made at any time and need not use legal terms. When disability or disability-related need is not obvious, the provider may seek reliable confirmation, but generally not detailed medical records, a diagnosis, or unnecessary or excessive documentation.
The guidance identifies undue financial or administrative burden, fundamental alteration, and direct threat as possible denial grounds and encourages discussion of alternatives. HUD's May 2026 federal enforcement policy distinguishes trained animals from untrained emotional-support animals, so record the animal's actual role.
REQUEST
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Tenant / applicant | [________________________________] |
| Housing provider / property | [________________________________] |
| Request date | [__/__/____] |
| Animal / species | [________________________________] |
| Requested policy, fee, or condition change | [________________________________] |
Animal role: ☐ Trained work or tasks ☐ Untrained emotional support ☐ Unclear
Disability-related limitation, without diagnosis: [________________________________]
Connection between the limitation and requested accommodation: [________________________________]
Reliable information attached, if an element is not apparent: [________________________________]
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
PROVIDER REVIEW AND DECISION
☐ Request recognized regardless of timing, form, or legal terminology
☐ Documentation requested only for a genuinely nonapparent or unknown element
☐ No detailed medical records, diagnosis, or excessive information required
☐ Each request and animal evaluated individually
☐ Alternatives considered before denial
☐ Any burden, alteration, or direct-threat ground supported by current facts and law
Decision: ☐ Approve ☐ Alternative ☐ Limited information request ☐ Deny ☐ Counsel review
Explanation and authority: [____________________________________________________________]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
About this template
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 26, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Ind. Code § 22-9.5-5-5 (housing disability accommodations)
- Indiana Civil Rights Commission, Reasonable Accommodations in Housing (current guidance)
- 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
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 26, 2026.
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