The government (so far) will not force you to live with people you don't get along with.Likewise, you don't have to subject yourself to the health risks.

Explain that it is a shared space, odor, health hazard, whatever.

The literature also indicates that if the ESA directly threatens the health or well being of anyone on the premises than it can be denied as well, yet I have also read that allergies are not considered a "direct threat to health"... but it doesn't mention if the allergy induces asthmatic episodes.

The literature also indicates that if the ESA directly threatens the health or well being of anyone on the premises than it can be denied as well, yet I have also read that allergies are not considered a "direct threat to health"... but it doesn't mention if the allergy induces asthmatic episodes.

If it’s a safety issue, I’ll of course make sure the premises are as safe as they were before any required maintenance was done, but she is now suggesting that if I don’t reimburse her for those specific anchors, I am violating fair housing laws for familial status and/or tenants rights regarding not incurring costs for required repairs.

So, I'm waiting and I'm asking what the status is and not getting any response from anyone.

Focus on the health concerns that mice bring. 

I hope you like smokers, because they all smoke like chimneys and have no regard for flicking butts on your property....eventually my parents went on a trip and of course the sober house people had a perfect view of them loading up their luggage, and what ya know after 25 years of not a single crime...they were burglarized, by a homeless junky ******* that was friends of one of the residents or was a previous resident....The sober house operators were ******** and not cooperative....their are more than a few of their patients were loud obnoxious gang banger types, giving the hard stares and intimidation types of attitude.Lastly.... on more a general note... the affordable health care act made some seriously horrible changes to the way insurance can deal with addictions....it used to be that their was a limit to how many sober claims a patient could make, and then the insurance company turned off the tap....now, a patient can relapse as much as they want and the insurance has to allow them back into another sober program...it essentially incentivizes the sober programs to fail, because it assures them a steady flow of repeat customers.Lastly, I found the few sober house operators that I came into contact with, during this time, to be vile phony insurance fraudsters and street urchins, acting like their title made them actual healthcare providers.Just my 2c...and sincerest apologies to the 10%(if that) of the industry that are a really providing a quality and ethical service.

They said it's been status quo for years, there was a small hiccup when it was introduced but quickly went to normal.Can't say I can predict the future but I agree with @Russell Brazils

Or do I have to have REPs status for this side business to affect my W2 income in any way?