ESA (Emotional Support Animal) Attacks Neighbor's Kid

[Emily N.]

Hi All!

As the title states, we manage an apartment complex with a strict no pets policy and were forced to accept a resident's dog when they submitted an ESA letter. Yesterday we received notice that the ESA (a pitbull) attacked the next door resident's kid and scratched her on the arm as well as growled in her face.

We've instructed the resident to file a police report and they also submitted photos to us of the scratches as well as a recounting of what happened. This property is in New Jersey where most judges side against landlords in court so we are hesitant to file for eviction for fear that they'll come down on us about it being an ESA.

Has anybody else navigated this sort of thing before? Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,

E