but then her partner said in an anxious whisper that was clearly audible on the phone, "say that they are therapy dogs!"

Tenant has informed that is suffering from anxiety disorder and provided letter from therapist recommending 'stress-relieving aquarium' of 'proportional size to the living area, no smaller than the largest television ...

it will be interesting to see how popular 'therapy' animals become, perhaps as popular as 'medical' mari-J already is here in CA?

Pet deposit is legal as long as the applicant doesn't claim it to be a service or therapy animal.

I've substituted with 'animal', or canine/feline when I get specific in this ESA, support and therapy animal world we are playing in now.  

My wife and I rent specifically to subset of college students—grad students in Physical/Occupational Therapy or the medical fields.  

Have an animal policy with criteria in place (I say animal because pets in California are evolving into assistive, therapy and service animals at a breakneck pace.

No good deed goes unpunished it seems.I was leasing a place recently and had all sorts of inquiries from people with large dogs, one had three 'rescue' dogs, another rather comically had a dog and a puppy, and when I hesitated on the phone another tenant in the background said rather urgently, "tell him they are therapy dogs."

what are the differences between emotional support vs service vs therapy animals?.  

The terms service animal, assistance animal, emotional support animal, therapy animal, companion animal and/or comfort animal are often cited.