North Dakota Assistance-Animal Housing Accommodation Request
NORTH DAKOTA ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL HOUSING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
Date: [__/__/____]
To landlord or housing manager: [NAME AND ADDRESS]
From tenant or applicant: [FULL NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION]
Dwelling: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, NORTH DAKOTA ZIP]
Request
I request a disability-related housing accommodation to keep the animal identified below at the dwelling. The animal meets a disability-related need and helps me use the home. Please consider this request individually and send me a written response.
Animal: [NAME, SPECIES, AND DESCRIPTION]
Housing rule or charge affected: [NO-PETS RULE, PET SECURITY DEPOSIT, OR OTHER SPECIFIC TERM]
Requested change (select each applicable item):
☐ Permit this service or assistance animal despite the identified animal rule.
☐ Do not require a pet security deposit for this qualifying service animal or companion animal needed as a disability accommodation under N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1(2).
☐ Change this other rule or practice: [RULE AND REQUESTED CHANGE].
Brief description of the animal's disability-related help, without a diagnosis or medical history: [FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION]
Supporting information
☐ My disability or need for this animal is readily apparent or already known to the landlord. Under § 47-16-07.5, supporting documentation may not be required in this circumstance.
☐ My disability or need for this animal is not readily apparent or already known. I enclose reliable supporting information: [DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION].
☐ If more information is needed, please identify the reliable documentation you seek and a private way to provide it. I can provide information addressing the disability and its relationship to the animal without sending a full medical history in this initial request.
I will care for the animal and address any actual nuisance or damage it causes. If you have a specific concern, please contact me to discuss a workable solution.
Send your response to: [EMAIL OR MAILING ADDRESS]
Telephone (optional): [PHONE]
Tenant or applicant signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
I delivered this request to [NAME OR OFFICE] by ☐ email ☐ mail ☐ hand delivery ☐ housing portal on [__/__/____].
Delivery confirmation or tracking: [DETAILS]
Official reference
About this template
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 27, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- North Dakota
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1(2)
- N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.5
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 October 27, 2026.
N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1(2) (checked October 27, 2026): "A lessor may charge a lessee a pet security deposit for keeping an animal that is not a service animal or companion animal required by a tenant with a disability as a reasonable accommodation under fair housing laws."
N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.5 (checked October 27, 2026): "A landlord may not require supporting documentation from a tenant if the tenant's disability or disability-related need for a service animal or assistance animal is readily apparent or already known to the landlord."
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