Comments on: California Emotional Support Animal Laws

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:50:31 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Unless your tenant can provide a California law compliant ESA letter, they are not entitled to have the dog in a residence with a no-pets policy.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:49:50 +0000

In reply to Kelly. If you have doubts about the ESA letter, you can ask the tenant if it's okay to contact the provider to verify the letter was written for them. You'll want to be careful though about asking detailed questions about their health or medical history, which is not allowed.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 02:10:29 +0000

As a landlord, how can I confirm that the letter received is from their established healthcare providers?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:44:29 +0000

Our tenant, when they moved in 18 months ago, did not have a pet. During a maintenance repair, we found a husky dog there. Tenants claimed they were watching it for mom who had foot surgery. I reminded them of no dogs. The next day she claims her doctors says they should keep the dog as it helps her son. I told her she would need a letter from her doc. Don’t I still have the right to evict or tell them to rehome the dog? We are in California.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:17:36 +0000

In reply to JD. Discriminating against a renter solely because of a disability related need is prohibited by federal and state law - that is the legal deterrent for discrimination.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:22:59 +0000

If it is not required to disclose an ESA before signing a lease, how are landlords or property managers able to require “pet applications” such as petscreening.com ? It seems there is nothing to stop them from discriminating if they force you to reveal prior to a lease being signed and they don’t usually allow animals.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 06:01:32 +0000

In reply to Sarah.

You may find this post helpful: https://esadoctors.com/landlord-emotional-support-animal/

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 05:52:29 +0000

My landlord refuses to let me have a dog despite having a letter from my therapist stating it would be an ESA. Is there anything I can do to fight my landlord not making any accommodations when my therapist believes I would greatly benefit from having an ESA?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:38:44 +0000

In reply to J.H.. Landlords cannot discriminate against a potential tenant solely because they have an emotional support animal. Landlords that violate the rights of ESA owners may be punished by government agencies.

By: J.H.

J.H. — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:48:16 +0000

Can landlords be fined for rejecting applications based on the prospective tenant having an ESA?