W. Va. Code R. § 77-9-1

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 77-9-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- The following legislative rules of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission set forth standards for compliance with the requirements of the West Virginia Fair Housing Act, W. Va. Code '5-11A-1 et seq., regarding nondiscrimination against persons with disabilities who utilize assistance animals to perform major life activities or to ameliorate the effect of its master's disability.

In these rules, the word "handicap" and its derivations are replaced by the word "disability" and its derivations, in order to conform to a convention established by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the West Virginia Human Rights Act, as amended, even though the Federal Fair Housing Act and the West Virginia Fair Housing Act use the term "handicap." For the purpose of these rules, "disability" is synonymous with "handicap."

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code ''5-11-8(h), 5-11A-5, 5-11A-9, 5-11A-13, 5-11A-20, and 29A-3-1 et seq.

1.3. Filing Date. -- May 4, 2012.

1.4. Effective Date. -- May 4, 2012.

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