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It was something we got pretty quickly. Wife went in for a check up as she having seizures at night and cause by her sugar levels getting high. Dr said we would need to get a dog to wake her up and other means, said ok. Sign some paperwork and said it be a few days before i we would know. Didnt think about the cost or any thing else we needed as we wasnt expecting to get one so quickly. Week later got the call to go pick up this blood hound from a trainer and got his shot records and other things. The paperwork is in process, but we have the dog now. DR apply for a grant on our behalf, knowing we couldnt afford one and amazing we got him quickly. Surprised us both.
Just a update, we got permission to have the dog, just they need shot records. Didnt ask for anything else and back off on the deposit for now. Just waiting in the future for a complaint as we are the only ones who have a dog while rest doesnt, and been denied. so were treading water.
Im impressed that you got a dog that quickly. I know people who waited months for their dog and had to go through training with the dog before it was all said and done.
If you are going to do it again...OK, for others in the same situation, .... it would have said a lot of trouble if you had notified your landlord at the time that the doctor prescribed the dog. Or when you were called and told a dog was available, instead of going to get the dog and taking it home without saying anything until the landlord saw the new dog living with you.
I think it needs to be emphasized that the landlord can require documentation to the legitimacy of the dog as a service dog. Otherwise, anyone can simply claim any dog is and get around prohibitions, fees, rent, etc. The original poster should get a letter from the doctor saying the dog is necessary and is a legitimate service dog. That should clear up everything with the landlord very quickly (maybe include a copy of the relevant FHA regulations).
The dr visit was like 3 weeks ago, and we know the owner/trainer that had pups recently, and in process of basic training them. Wife has seizures at night due to diabetes, and thus need to wake her up, me or my son. So we got a bloodhound, and his bark and huge belly will wake up the whole house real quickly. We have a trainer that comes down every tue and thurs to help us modified his skills and anything else we needed. Dog is 8 months old, but needs to be train in public and events gatherings. We got the letters and proper paper work and provided it as a courtesy to our LL and he has back off on the deposit and rent fees, in exchange of any damages will result in court battles. Dog purpose is to alert us at night when wife has issues, and during day if she faints. His next skill set is to grab attention from by standers, if we are not around to get her help.
Just we wasnt prepare for additional fees when we already paying "rent" for our family dog. I guess if he living with us, he got to pay rent too.
Did the math, the extra fees we pay ends up being the same as our deposit for the year. So in the end, we get our money back but you still ended up with our deposit no matter what. Might as well say, Pet deposits non-refundable and dont charge us pet rents. Differ story another time.
I think it needs to be emphasized that the landlord can require documentation to the legitimacy of the dog as a service dog. Otherwise, anyone can simply claim any dog is and get around prohibitions, fees, rent, etc. The original poster should get a letter from the doctor saying the dog is necessary and is a legitimate service dog. That should clear up everything with the landlord very quickly (maybe include a copy of the relevant FHA regulations).
Getting 2 sides. .one said NO and other saids yes.
In all states, it is illegal under federal law (the Fair Housing Act and Fair Housing Amendments Act) to charge an extra pet deposit for people with trained or service animals.
Service and assistance animals are not technically pets and owners do not have to pay pet fees. The landlord, however, can charge a security deposit and may still seek money from the tenant if there is any damage caused by the animal to the home.
The dr visit was like 3 weeks ago, and we know the owner/trainer that had pups recently, and in process of basic training them. Wife has seizures at night due to diabetes, and thus need to wake her up, me or my son. So we got a bloodhound, and his bark and huge belly will wake up the whole house real quickly. We have a trainer that comes down every tue and thurs to help us modified his skills and anything else we needed. Dog is 8 months old, but needs to be train in public and events gatherings. We got the letters and proper paper work and provided it as a courtesy to our LL and he has back off on the deposit and rent fees, in exchange of any damages will result in court battles. Dog purpose is to alert us at night when wife has issues, and during day if she faints. His next skill set is to grab attention from by standers, if we are not around to get her help.
Just we wasnt prepare for additional fees when we already paying "rent" for our family dog. I guess if he living with us, he got to pay rent too.
Did the math, the extra fees we pay ends up being the same as our deposit for the year. So in the end, we get our money back but you still ended up with our deposit no matter what. Might as well say, Pet deposits non-refundable and dont charge us pet rents. Differ story another time.
The bold is a requirement as part of the reasonable accommodation request, not a "courtesy" to the LL. Without proper documentation to accompany your reasonable accommodation request you can be asked to pay deposits and rents for the animal and there is nothing illegal about it. In your case it seems like English might not be your native language so I'd probably waive the official request as long as I got proof of the need for the animal via a doctor's note.
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Autocorrect is great sometimes.
