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I'm also tired of how easy it is to abuse these regulations. I own rental properties that don't allow pets. A surprising number of tenants will get a pet anyway
by ngngngng 7y ago
I'm also tired of how easy it is to abuse these regulations. I own rental properties that don't allow pets. A surprising number of tenants will get a pet anyways, then when they are caught, a week later they've got some papers they printed off some site claiming that it's a therapy great dane. I would have been happy in most cases to just charge a pet fee, but once they break out the paperwork, there are only 2 options, evict them, or ignore it.
- Tempest1981 7y agoIf you evict them, do they have grounds to sue you? Can you insist on "no service animals" in the rental agreement? Or "no therapy animals"?
- ngngngng 7y agoKind of, but in every case I've seen they won't have any success. Their service dog can't be disturbing my other tenants, and that's always how they get caught. We get reports of dogs barking 24/7.
- blahyawnblah 7y agoIs a "therapy" animal an actual thing as compared to a service animal? I've just heard people use that term to try and trick people.
- schreiaj 7y agoIt can be, my other half's psychiatrist put it in a letter for our new apartment. I think it's usually something about Emotional Support Animals. They aren't traditional support animals but they help with certain issues. Course, we would never bring our cats anywhere they would inconvenience other people. The larger one does travel fairly well though, he mostly just flops down and falls asleep. The other one though... he yowls and I would be furious if I was stuck on a plane with him. (I am driving them both cross country next week) All that said - Im annoyed at people that falsify these sort of things. There's all manner of services online that will print fake documentation for a nominal fee. It's insulting for people with actual issues.
- WorldMaker 7y agoEmotional Support Animals aren't a regulated thing in most states, and even the few where it is semi-regulated so far it's mostly more "homeopathic medicine / food product" ("generally regarded to be safe") than "FDA regulated" (scientifically tested, strictly licensed).
- delinka 7y agoCan you evict them? Can they claim protection under ADA?
- basch 7y agoFair Housing Act has been redefined by HUD to cover a different type of animal, an assistance animal, that can be any animal.
- ngngngng 7y agoYes, Their service dog can't be disturbing my other tenants, and that's always how they get caught. We get reports of dogs barking 24/7. It doesn't matter what legal status their pet has if it's causing a disturbance. If the dog is perfectly well behaved, then I would absolutely be breaking the law if I evicted them for it.
- dinkudunk 7y agoI would have sympathy for you if you weren't a landlord.