Utah laws concerning the emotional support animals

[Kristi Harmon]

What are the current Utah laws concerning emotional support animals? Are there same laws for someone who is renting out a single-family home vs. apartment complex?

I've been contacted by someone who is interested in renting my single family house and she has a cat who is an emotional support animal. She says that she has a letter from ESA. I posted on my ad that i don't rent to people cats, but in this case, do i even get a choice to say no?  Can I charge pet deposit or pet rent with emotional support animals (or is it pretty much same like with service animals)? Who or how am I going to pay for the damages when she moves out and the carpet, pad and floorboards need to be replaced because it is soaked with cat urine?

[Becca Summers]

Emotional support animals are to be treated just like service animals you can't say no you can't charge extra rent or an extra deposit and it would just come from the normal deposit if the cat damaged the property. I always request to have a doctor's note and that typically stops those who are abusing the system.