Kentucky Assistance-Animal Housing Accommodation Request
KENTUCKY ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL HOUSING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
Date: [__/__/____]
To housing provider or manager: [NAME AND DELIVERY ADDRESS]
From tenant or applicant: [FULL NAME]
Dwelling or application: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, KENTUCKY ZIP]
Private response address or email: [CONTACT INFORMATION]
Request
I request a reasonable accommodation under Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.085 to maintain the assistance animal identified below at the dwelling. The animal provides disability-related assistance or emotional support that helps me use and enjoy the home. Please evaluate this request and reply in writing.
Animal name, species, and brief description: [________________________________]
Housing rule, restriction, charge, or practice affected: [________________________________]
Change requested (select all that apply):
☐ Allow this animal despite a no-animal or pet restriction.
☐ Do not apply a pet fee, pet deposit, or additional pet rent to this accommodation under § 383.085(4).
☐ Make this other change: [________________________________].
Brief description of the animal's disability-related help, without stating a diagnosis:
[____________________________________________________________]
Supporting information
Select one:
☐ I enclose reliable information about the disability-related need for this animal. Enclosure: [DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATE].
☐ I can provide reliable information if needed to evaluate the request. Please tell me what information is needed and how to submit it privately.
☐ My disability and the disability-related need for this animal are readily apparent. I ask that you assess the request on the information already available.
Under § 383.085(2), a housing provider may ask for reliable documentation of the disability-related need when the disability or need is not readily apparent. That provision allows documentation from a person with whom the requester has or has had a therapeutic relationship. If you need further information or want to verify an enclosure's authenticity, please identify the particular concern and a private way to resolve it.
If the accommodation is granted, § 383.085(4) says the resident is not charged a pet fee, pet deposit, or additional rent for the assistance animal. The resident remains responsible for physical damage on the terms the statute describes and must follow property rules that do not interfere with equal use and enjoyment of the dwelling.
Preferred response: ☐ email ☐ mail ☐ telephone to arrange a private written response
Response contact: [________________________________]
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
I delivered this request to [NAME OR OFFICE] by ☐ email ☐ mail ☐ hand delivery ☐ housing portal on [__/__/____].
Delivery confirmation or tracking: [________________________________]
Official reference
About this template
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 28, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.085(1)-(4) (assistance-animal requests, documentation, and charges)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 28, 2026.
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.085(1)(a) (checked October 28, 2026): "or provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects"
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.085(2) (checked October 28, 2026): "Unless the person's disability or disability-related need is readily apparent"
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.085(3) (checked October 28, 2026): "shall evaluate the request and any reliable supporting documentation"
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.085(4) (checked October 28, 2026): "shall not be required to pay a pet fee or deposit or any additional rent"
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