Re: Emotional Support/Therapy Dogs - Landlord Forum thread 324576

Re: Emotional Support/Therapy Dogs by MrDan (Georgia) on September 16, 2014 @21:53

G, you and Kim are correct. But a lot of Landlords also do not relize that Florida has its own laws, as well as counties and some cities. For instance in Broward County, a landlord must provide the reason for turning down an applicant and that reason must be in writting to the applicant within 45 days. Flordia has its own Fair Housing Act; 760.23 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices.--

Landlords and Property Management should be proactive in adopting emotional support animal policies and procedures (before the next request) that requires, but is not limited to, an application, and an affidavit from a licensed person as part of any approval process of an emotional support animal. Failure to properly accommodate disabled persons can lead to an expensive and time-consuming lawsuit, as well as recovery of attorney's fees and costs.

The point is ,that a Disable Person must be treated just as you would any other applicant. They have to qualify the same as anyone else using the same rental standards.

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Re: Emotional Support/Therapy Dogs by Bill on September 16, 2014 @23:55	[ Reply ]

I am waiting to see what happens when an applicant shows up with his ten foot therapy Python.