Texas Assistance-Animal Accommodation Request and Decision Packet
TEXAS ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST AND DECISION PACKET
TEXAS OVERLAY
Tex. Prop. Code § 301.025(c)(2) treats refusal to make a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services as disability discrimination when the accommodation may be necessary for equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. Section 301.025(f) preserves a limitation for a tenancy that would constitute a direct threat to others or cause substantial physical damage to others' property.
Current Texas Workforce Commission materials apply the reasonable-accommodation framework to housing. HUD's September 17, 2025 notice withdrew FHEO-2020-01, its 2020 assistance-animal guidance. Evaluate the request under current Texas and federal law without treating that withdrawn notice as current guidance.
REQUEST
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Tenant / applicant | [________________________________] |
| Housing provider / property | [________________________________] |
| Request date | [__/__/____] |
| Animal / species | [________________________________] |
| Rule, fee, or condition to change | [________________________________] |
Animal role: ☐ Trained disability-related work or tasks ☐ Untrained emotional support ☐ Unclear
Disability-related limitation, without diagnosis: [________________________________]
Why the accommodation may be necessary: [________________________________]
Reliable supporting information attached, if reasonably needed: [________________________________]
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
PROVIDER REVIEW AND DECISION
☐ Texas, federal, local, and program coverage reviewed
☐ Current law used without relying on withdrawn HUD notice FHEO-2020-01
☐ Disability-related need and animal role evaluated
☐ Any threat or property-damage finding rests on current, individualized facts
☐ Alternatives and less restrictive conditions considered
Decision: ☐ Approve ☐ Alternative ☐ Request limited information ☐ Deny ☐ Counsel review
Explanation and authority: [____________________________________________________________]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
About this template
- Last updated
- November 4, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 4, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Tex. Prop. Code § 301.025(c)(2), (f) (housing accommodation and tenancy limitations)
- 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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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 November 4, 2026.
Tex. Prop. Code § 301.025(c)(2) (checked November 4, 2026): "a refusal to make a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services if the accommodation may be necessary to afford the person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling"
Tex. Prop. Code § 301.025(f) (checked November 4, 2026): "a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others"
42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B) (checked November 4, 2026): "a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling"
24 C.F.R. § 100.204(a) (checked November 4, 2026): "It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services"
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