Taking an emotional support animal in a rental property? Here’s what you need to know

The rise in ownership of emotional support animals recently opened discussions in Boise, ID as to the owners’ rights to bring their animals with them in rental properties.

The federal Fair Housing Act allows people who own emotional support animals in rental housing in the same way as service animals, provided that the animals are certified by a qualified medical professional.

According to Rebecca Wisch with Michigan State University College of Law’s Animal Legal and Historical Center, to get the animal certified, the owner must be diagnosed with a disability by a doctor or psychiatrist or another provider, and the provider must find that an animal can help the treatment. 

Landlords are concerned with people who fake emotional support animals and the potential property damage the animals might cause.

Idaho has laws on misrepresentation of emotional support animals and is punishable with a fine.

Article source: Idaho Press

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