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Rishita Tiwari Tenants with service dogs
9 October 2022 | 10 replies

Dear Community,
I was having an interesting discussion with another landlord on the real estate partners discord (https://discord.gg/pKh34Yu3PM) regarding tenants having service dogs. So basically, some jurisdictions...

Lisa Buch More questions about emotional support animals
12 March 2019 | 10 replies

I read somewhere, I think on this site, that an ESA letter must be signed by a mental health professional practicing in the state where the rental property is located.  Now I can't find anything about it.  I have also...

Enrique Lee Obamacare's affect on medical offices
26 June 2016 | 8 replies

Hi. I've been thinking about investing in medical office for a while, but I'm rather confused by obamacare's potential impact on medical offices. On one hand I do know there'd be more people covered with health insura...

Dean Boyer Pet question in Nebraska
21 April 2018 | 18 replies

Just had a renter call me and say that she was diagnosed with PTSD.  She says that the doctor suggest that she get a trained service dog.  She is about 6 months into a year lease that say no pets.  She says this is no...

Roger S. Service dog question
6 July 2018 | 9 replies

I have a rent house I'm advertising right now.   As stated no big dogs,  no pit,  no pit mixes.   Guy send me a message asking" whatnot my pit is in training to be a service dog"What should my response be?  My first i...

Luke H. Pet Removal Notice Template
29 October 2020 | 14 replies

Hello,Need to notify tenants that they must remove all inside and outside pets from rental property.Does anyone have a Pet Removal Notice letter I can have a look at?  I've created one already, but want to see if ther...

Dennis Callaghan Emotional Support Animals
9 May 2019 | 25 replies

Good Morning All,I have tried to find a clear answer on this subject and it seems like it is not in the landlord's favor. Under the Fair Housing Act an Emotional Support Animal is not a pet and it appears as though yo...

Ken Rishel Fair Housing Compliance - What are You Doing?
10 December 2016 | 12 replies

Apparently someone felt my post the other day was too political and it was removed. That does not change the fact that both retailers and community owners seriously need to address the changes in all of the Fair Housi...

Tyler Howell Can I Charge a Pet Deposit For a Service Animal?
17 June 2016 | 13 replies

Colorado / Denver agents and legal gurus - is anyone up to date on the issue of pet deposits as they relate to service animals? Guidance seems to be on both sides of the fence. It is generally illegal to refuse an app...

Amy Mueller Can I require proof a dog is a service/therapy dog?
15 January 2018 | 31 replies

I allow dogs in my rentals, but not breeds excluded in my insurance policy.  Rotts, pitbulls, Dobermans.  When I informed an applicant of these restrictions, she told me her dog was a pitbull, but a therapy dog, and s...