Comments on: Emotional Support Animal Laws for Housing

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:50:51 +0000

Landlords cannot reject an ESA unless they have a valid exemption. The main exemptions are if the ESA in any way threatens the health or safety of others. Please see this link for more info: https://esadoctors.com/landlord-emotional-support-animal/

By: Robert Wolke

Robert Wolke — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:47:11 +0000

Hello, my wife and I bought a German Shepard puppy to be my wife’s ESA dog. We live in a mobile home park that has a weight limit of 35lbs and the landlord and managers are threatening to either evict us or take him away. My wife has obtained a letter from her Doctor stating that due to her PTSD and Anxiety diagnosis that he helps to elevate her conditions and helps her perform her daily routines. He is currently 14 weeks old and is in beginner obedience classes. The ultimate goal is to make him a Therapy Dog. We have told the landlord of our intentions with training but have now sent the letter from the Dr yet. The landlord claims we should have notified them about and asked permission first and that we should have bought a smaller dog, that we knew the rules. They are now threatening legal matters if we do not get rid of him soon. This has my wife, kids, and I all upset since he is now a member of our family as well. Like I stated above she does have a letter from her personal Dr that states she has PTSD and suffers Anxiety and that the dog helps her with that. Can they still evict us or take him away?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:50:21 +0000

In reply to jackie. If the patio is part of your living space then your ESA should be allowed in that area as well.

By: jackie

jackie — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:27:10 +0000

In reply to Arianne. Does my ESA have to only be inside for my landlord to accept him as an ESA or cam they be outside out patio area in the day time as well?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:01:31 +0000

In reply to Lucy. All residents are entitled to peace and quiet in their homes. In these situations the landlord should intervene to mitigate any disruptions caused by an ESA to other tenants. A friendly conversation with the offending neighbor may also be helpful.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:32:29 +0000

In reply to ESA Doctors. Now what if that weight restriction is implemented for a reason and that 45lb dog is constantly running & playing back and forth and the downstairs neighbor has continuously asked for quiet and nothing changes.... should the downstairs neighbor just move out???

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:31:29 +0000

In reply to Arianne. No, it is perfectly okay to for ESA owners to leave their animals alone at home from time to time. That is a necessity for many ESA owners, especially those that work or go to school.

By: Amanda C

Amanda C — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:47:30 +0000

In reply to Andra Lau. I’m worried this will happen to me as well. Also, I saw that if you rent in a single family home and it’s rented by the owner, they can deny it legally. Maybe I’m reading that wrong, but I’m hopeful that our landlord will approve. Also hoping yours came around or saw that (if applicable) it’s unlawful not to accommodate.

By: Arianne

Arianne — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 21:01:40 +0000

My Dr sent a letter to my landlord for me to have an ESA. My landlord said I could have an ESA but I could not leave it at home by itself and needs to go wherever I go. Are they being challenging because they don’t want any pets in their building or do I really need to take the ESA everywhere I go?

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:07:05 +0000

In reply to Andra Lau. We suggest pointing out to your landlord that ESAs are protected by federal law. There are also many states that have their own laws that protect ESA owners.