Rottwriler Service Animal in a FL Rental

[Heather De La Cruz]

I typically require people to have renter's insurance with pet liability if the animal is an "aggressive" breed. I'm coming across someone who has a rottweiler service animal. In the state of Florida, my understanding is if you have less than 5 properties and it's owned personally, you are not subject to civil rights requirements since it's your personal property. I only have a duplex and my residential house. I actually have no problem with having a rottweiler living on the site. I just have a liability concern and want to require the tenants to have their own policy. I have a policy for my own pitbull and I registered him as a support animal because you never know.

Anyone else in the state of Florida come across this and how have you dealt with it?