Renting an apartment if you have a pet can be tough. Find practical advice here, as well as guidance on bringing your emotional support animal or service dog to a rented home or apartment.
Emotional support animals (ESA) are pets that provide comfort to owners with mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, and other disorders diagnosed by...
You can inform your landlord you want to live with an emotional support animal by giving them an ESA letter. You do not need to...
As a renter, your emotional support animal (ESA) is fully protected by housing laws, even if your building or lease says you can’t have pets....
When to disclose: You are allowed to inform the landlord before or after you actually move in. It is not unusual for tenants to qualify for an ESA after signing a lease and moving in. Under HUD guidelines, landlords should consider a tenant’s ESA accommodation request no matter w [...]
No. Landlords cannot charge ESA owners pet rent. Under federal and state housing rules, landlords are not allowed to charge any of the following to process a tenant’s ESA request: pet fee, pet deposit application fee Landlords are not allowed to charge pet fees rent or deposits f [...]
It's possible. Landlords have to consider a tenant's ESA request, even if it comes after signing the lease and moving in. If you signed a lease and moved into a no-pets building, you may still be able to bring home an emotional support animal. Many people qualify for an ESA after [...]
Yes, you can get your pet deposit back once your pet becomes an emotional support animal, and you will no longer have to pay any monthly pet fees. That's because, under HUD’s housing rules, ESAs are completely exempt from pet fees, pet deposits, and pet application fees. Re [...]