Service Dog and/or Emotional Support Dog Question

[Jake Valkusky]

Good Evening BiggerPockets,

Is the landlord allowed to charge a pet fee for tenants that have a service animal or emotional support animal?

[Krystallin Baker]

@Jake Valkusky No, a landlord cannot charge a pet fee for tenants that have a service or emotional support animal. If you want to learn more about the myriad of regulations, you can check out this HUD resource on assistance animals and housing: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/SERVANIMALS_NT...

I also wrote a blog on BiggerPockets talking about this topic because it is so often discussed and is confusing for both tenants and landlords alike:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9723/64691-can...

Best of luck to you!!!