Comments on: How to Get an Emotional Support Animal in Arkansas

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:53:14 +0000

Residents are allowed to own more than one emotional support animal as long as their ESA properly covers each one. Please see this article for more details: https://esadoctors.com/more-than-one-emotional-support-animal/

By: Stephanie Frank

Stephanie Frank — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:18:16 +0000

My therapist wrote a letter to my landlord about my 3 emotional support cats, and then my landlord denied the letter saying my therapist did not verify that I am disabled under the Fair Housing Law. My therapist submitted a new letter, and now they are allowing me only ONE of my cats to be my emotional support animal, and stating that I will have to let them know which ONE I choose and I’ll have to pay rent for the other two. I absolutely need all three of my cats for emotional support. But I feel like I’m never going to win this because they are just going to keep coming up with something else. I feel like I’m being harrassed! What can I do?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:37:56 +0000

In reply to Ellen.

We recommend speaking to your healthcare provider about your health issues and whether an ESA can help. If you need an online licensed healthcare professional to provide an ESA evaluation, you can get started at this link: https://esadoctors.com/esa-questionnaire/

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:35:54 +0000

How can I get an emotional support small dog for my PTSD from abuse and anxiety? I also have a seizure issue is called focal seizures and I get where I am unable to speak. And my anxiety seems to make it worse when I have extreme anxiety. And my PTSD is so bad from my abuse that a lot of times every knock on the door or any sudden sounds that never bothered me freaks me out

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 21:46:17 +0000

In reply to Beverly Meharg.

Landlords are not allowed to charge fees and deposits for ESAs. You may find this article helpful: https://esadoctors.com/esa-fees-refunded/

By: Beverly Meharg

Beverly Meharg — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:47:00 +0000

My daughter recently had brain surgery. Her neurosurgeon wrote a script for an emotional support dog. She has lived in her house for 6 years. Her landlord is telling her there will be another $600.00 deposit if she gets a dog. She said it is not a pet deposit, but additional security deposit. Is this legal? She is not going to charge it unless my daughter gets a dog.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:53:52 +0000

In reply to Hallee Boals. ESAs do not require any training, though you are of course allowed to train your animal companion to do anything you'd like. ESAs however by definition provide support just through their presence. If you train a dog to perform specific tasks relating to a disability, then it may fall under the category of a service animal.

By: Hallee Boals

Hallee Boals — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:51:23 +0000

Can you train an ESA to help you with your mental illness? I have severe panic attacks and depression and generalized anxiety disorder. I would want my animal trained to help me when a panic attack occurs and remind me to take my medicine and be able to come to class with me if my anxiety is super high that day.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:27:57 +0000

In reply to Carlene. ESAs are expected to be well behaved and not cause a nuisance - other tenants also have the right to enjoy their apartment. If there is an ESA causing a noise problem, you can report the owner to building management.

By: Carlene

Carlene — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 01:50:19 +0000

What about a supposed service dog who barks all the time? It’s obviously not alerting the owner to anything, as it’s put outdoors and it barks at 130 in the morning and other times when it’s outdoors and the owner isnt anywhere near it and does not come to get it when it’s outdoors barking. Is there anything that can be done about that, that’s not discrimination????