Missouri Assistance-Animal Accommodation Request and Decision Packet
MISSOURI ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST AND DECISION PACKET
MISSOURI OVERLAY
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.040 prohibits refusing a reasonable accommodation in housing rules, policies, practices, or services when necessary for equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. Section 209.204 recognizes that assistance animals may perform work, provide assistance or tasks, be in training, or provide emotional support alleviating identified effects of disability. It penalizes knowing misrepresentation and requires documentation, when used, to come from a qualified professional permitted under federal housing law.
REQUEST
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Tenant / applicant | [________________________________] |
| Property and provider | [________________________________] |
| Animal / species | [________________________________] |
| Policy, fee, or condition to change | [________________________________] |
Animal role: ☐ Trained work/tasks ☐ Training for work/tasks ☐ Emotional support ☐ Unclear
Disability-related limitation, without diagnosis: [________________________________]
Why the accommodation may be necessary: [________________________________]
Qualified professional or other reliable support, if needed: [________________________________]
I certify that I have not knowingly misrepresented disability, animal training, or assistance-animal status.
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
PROVIDER DECISION RECORD
☐ State and federal housing coverage reviewed
☐ Need and animal role evaluated without relying on a vest, registry, or certificate alone
☐ Any documentation is from a qualified source and addresses the disability-related need
☐ Alternatives considered before denial
☐ Any direct-threat, damage, undue-burden, or fundamental-alteration ground is supported by current facts and law
Decision: ☐ Approve ☐ Alternative ☐ Request limited information ☐ Deny ☐ Counsel review
Reasons: [____________________________________________________________]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
About this template
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 26, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.040 (housing disability accommodations)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 209.204 (assistance-animal misrepresentation)
- 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.
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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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