The Fair Housing Act includes provisions about service animals, ... including renters and homeowners who rely on emotional support animals, ... Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

The first two parrots merely annoyed the neighbors. But after the third arrived, the U.S. Department of Justice got ...

Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord can’t refuse someone with an emotional support or service animal. Since they aren’t technically pets, owners don’t have to pay pet fees.

As a Fair Housing DECODER, I see the proverbial emotional support elephant in the room: at times, animals (including legally allowed emotional support and service) can be, at best, a nuisance and ...

This post is in response to Do College Students Really Need Emotional Support Animals ... Carrier Access Act and the Fair Housing Act. (Note: The term “service animal” is a different legal ...

Emotional support animals are not legally recognized in the same way service animals are. Service dogs are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), while ESAs fall under the Fair ...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Subject: Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act.” Accessed April 20, 2024.

"A person who falsifies information or written documentation, or knowingly provides fraudulent information or written documentation, for an emotional support animal under s. 760.27, or otherwise ...

Is an emotional support animal covered under the Fair Housing Act? Yes—but with some distinctions. Under the Fair Housing Act, housing providers must make “reasonable accommodations” for ...

Fair housing lawyers argue that protections for emotional support animals are a faithful, sensible interpretation of the law's protections for the disabled. Property owners contend the rules are ...