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I have been trying to find housing for me and my medically trained seizure alert sefvice dog. But eveyone is deniing me even with paperwork. What can i do?
You are not obligated to tell anyone about your service dog/ pets. After you sign you’re lease have your dr write a letter stating that you need your service dog. You don’t have to disclose what disabilities you may have…
If you have proper legal certification stating that it is your seizure alert service dog they cannot deny you by law…Contact the ADA and get them involved. People that deny you can face stiff penalties
My therapist wrote me a letter my landlord is giving one day to have dog out. What should I do
The landlord agent is refusing to accept three of my animals that are my ESA animals what do I do
I have an ESA I am going to move into a house and they said no pets. I haven’t told them about my ESA and I am afraid to because I am afraid they will deny us. If I don’t tell them about My ESA and they find out and try to evict can they if it’s an ESA? I don’t want to tell them because then they won’t let me rent the house.
My apartment has a 2animal limit and i have a letter from mental esa letter saying i need it for anxiety, ptsd and im on disability for the same problems and my apartment is saying i have to get rid of one of my other animals to get the esa animal is this illegal i live in ga
i currently live with several other roommates in a house for the last year. I’ve recently felt that having an emotional support animal for my well being and also for diabetes alert purposes would be advantageous. If I am able to get a therapist approval for a certified dog, is my landlord required to allow this dog even if my roommates do not want the dog?
We all signed a rental lease for 3 years and at the time of signing, we did not have any pets. The lease I signed states ” unless otherwise provided in CA civil code 54.2, pets not allowed”
A couple of my roommates say they are fearful of dogs, so they do not want a dog in the house. What are my rights in this situation?
Look for another place to live. Don’t try to force your dog on your roomates. That is unfair to them.
Just my opinion, but it seems disrespectful to your roommates to get a dog against their wishes. It would also put them at risk if the landlord objected. Many people like me are allergic to dogs. In my experience, dog owners do not walk or exercise them enough. They become inured to the smell of dogs that other people find offensive. If you are not respectful of your roomies, you should move.
Hello, we have lived at our single family residence for 24 months as of march 31st 2019. We have recently signed to renew our lease for an additional 12 months, which begins on april 1st of this year. We have an authorized pet on our lease for 24 months and on the recently renewed lease. We have also recently applied for an esa and have been excepted by a licensed esa therapist. The animal is a female pit bull breed. We have recently sent an email containing the esa letter from the therapist and an additional letter from ourselves requesting that we have an additional animal on our lease for the next 12 months. We wish to have both our current authorized pet on the lease and our esa dog. Are we within in our florida law? Can they deny us the right to have the esa dog? The esa dog has not current or prior incidents associated. It has never been a threat to another animal or person.
Thank you and we hope for your advice.
There are some exemptions from the law. One is if your landlord rents the single family house themselves.
Housing covered by the Fair Housing Act
All types of housing, including public housing, are covered by the FHA except: 1. Rental dwellings of four or less units, where one unit is occupied by the owner; 2. Single family homes sold or rented by the owner without the use of a broker; 3. Housing owned by private clubs or religious organizations that restrict occupancy in housing units to their members.
I got an ESA letter online from a certified medical doctor and my landlord denied it saying they want a letter from a local doctor not one from online. What can I do at this point.
I live in Maine in section 8 housing. I got a service dog but now my landlord is saying their insurance may refuse to insure her breed, in which case they will have to evict me if I keep her. Is this legal for then to do?
If it is a service dog (and not an emotional support dog) yes, it is illegal. There are no breed exceptions when it comes to service dogs. Contact your local general attorney’s office to handle the matter.
I have lived in an apartment for a few years.
They dont allow pets.
I have recently been given a letter from my therapist stating my ferrets are emotional support animals.
Can he evict me or charge me extra for having them?
I have a question. I have a ESA dog for 6 years. Where I’m moving dont allow dogs. They are going to let me have her but if she barks to much they will tell me to get rid of her or we have to leave. I dont think this is right but I need help
My landlord refused my ESA for not having a rabies shot, she is too young to have the shot as she is only 10 weeks. Do they have the right to refuse my ESA?