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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Are you sure that the German Shepherd (GSD) isn't a service dog?
The Pit definitely wouldn't be a service dog, but the GSD may be.

Service dogs are always allowed to live in housing that otherwise have pet-free policies or breed restrictions, because as service dogs, they go through such extensive & intensive training to become service dog certified.

My GSD is a service dog, but you'd know it as soon as you saw him, as he doesn't act or react like a pet dog would (although, in our home, he's our lovable & loving PET, once he walks out those front doors, he knows he's working & on the clock, so no saying hi to other dogs, no sniffing the grass for an hour, no distractions, period).

Sadly, all your neighbor would have to do is tell the landlord that their GSD is in actuality a service animal, and your landlord would NOT be allowed to ask what their disability is that requires a service dog, nor is the landlord allowed to ask for proof of certification -- it's against ADA laws, and ADA laws are VERY strict. 
As such, people will always look to take advantage of them.

So, if your neighbor with the GSD says that it's a service dog (even if it's totally obvious to you that the dog is untrained & undisciplinled, so not really a service dog) your landlord is NEVER allowed to ask for proof or certification,  nor what the nature of the disability is... sorry.
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Unfortuantely, this could be true of almost any dog. [/quote]

I do know someone with a pitbull therapy dog. I believe the same rules apply to a therapy dog (i.e. landlord not allowed to ask about disability or proof of certification). She is in an apt that has a "no dogs" policy. [/quote]

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