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...
If you have an emotional or mental disability and your pet brings you comfort and a new lease on life, then you may be entitled...
More and more renters are enjoying the companionship of an emotional support animal (ESA) to cope with their mental and emotional health issues. Under federal...
Technically: No, it’s not essential.But: It’s still probably a better idea to disclose. Renters with emotional support animals (ESA) often face a quandary when signing a new lease, especially if they are moving to a no-pets building. Even though ESA owners are protected aga [...]
The short answer: Likely no, but there are times when a landlord can properly deny housing for a tenant’s ESA even if the tenant has an ESA letter. Example: a landlord can legally reject an ESA if the animal has caused significant property damage or there is evidence the animal i [...]
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 [...]