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Re: Therapy pet by Doris (OH) on May 27, 2016 @16:54

                              
I am not sure of the term therapy pet, I thought that usually referred to animals who were used as therapy for people outside the house like dog taken to nursing home. I also thought the requirements to accept animals were those needed for service or emotional support of people living in the rental property. What did they actually say this pet did, was it used for a tenant?
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Re: Therapy pet by Garry (Iowa) on May 27, 2016 @17:23 [ Reply ]
A therapy animal and an emotional support animal are the same thing. Either term can be used to describe the animal. I say "animal", because it can be a dog, cat, miniature horse, pot-bellied pig, ferret, etc. And they don't "do" anything, except "be" there for the person who needs the support. You need to read up on the Federal housing and civil rights laws. Many tenants have, and many are trying to get an animal in the rental under the "therapy" guise. That's why all LLs needs to know and understand those laws. You can get in trouble for not allowing a true therapy animal in, free of charge, or for charging extra rent or deposit for it.

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