HUMAN RTS-DOG-MENTAL DISABLED

Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act making it a civil rights violation for the owner or agent of any housing accommodation to: refuse to sell or rent property to a blind, hearing impaired, or physically handicapped person because he or she has a guide, hearing, or support dog; discriminate against such a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental property because the person has such a dog; or require, because such a person has such a dog, an extra charge in a lease, rental agreement, or contract of purchase or sale, other than for actual damage. Provides that the same prohibitions also apply with respect to a mentally handicapped person who has such a dog. Provides that conditions requiring the assistance of such a dog shall be medically documented upon request. Effective January 1, 2005.