It turns out that some potential service dog volunteers have been shut out from offering services because some homeowners’ associations prohibit pets or put restrictions on breeds. While the current law prohibits housing discrimination against active assistance dogs, a new bill approved by the housing committee recently would extend that protection to assistance dogs in training.

According to the Minnesota House of Representatives Website:

Under the proposed legislation, someone training a service dog supervised by an accredited program could not be charged extra to have the dog but would be responsible for any damage the dog may cause. Landlords and homeowner association boards could require a written statement from the organization supervising the training and the accommodation would end when training is complete, to prevent homeowners from falsely claiming a pet dog is an assistance dog in training.  

The site goes on to quote a price of $45k for raising and training of assistance dogs.

You can read more about the bill HERE.