Re: Emotional Support/Therapy Dogs - Landlord Forum thread 324569

Re: Emotional Support/Therapy Dogs by Garry (Iowa) on September 16, 2014 @20:02

The prospective tenant is CORRECT that you cannot charge a fee or deposit for TRUE therapy dogs or cats. That is part of the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act. (ADA) It is the law all over the country. She must give you a copy of her letter from her doctor, and you must check it out further. The letter should be from a legitimate Dr. that you can contact from a Dr. list in the phone book. The dog itself must not be aggressive towards people, and cannot cause a noise disturbance for the neighbors. And, so far, the ADA has not set a limit on the number of therapy pets a household can have. If you accept her, put her on a M-T-M lease, until you know what kind of T she is. You may find out that she is a very good tenant, and she may stay there for years.

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