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Okay...the same logic applies to you as well. Only the OP can clear this up, but the point stands. The FHA does not apply to most people who come to CD for advice about how to handle their rental situation.
And I am not claiming anything. I am referencing how federal law likely does not apply to the OP and I am referring them to the actual law. The OP hopefully is not taking my word or anyone else's word about anything. It is up to all of us to read the law and interpret it, or pay lots of money for a professional to do it....
I apologize not to follow the thread. This is a small private house, not a fourplex. I'm not a professional landlord either. This is not a service dog. It's an ESA only.
I apologize not to follow the thread. This is a small private house, not a fourplex. I'm not a professional landlord either. This is not a service dog. It's an ESA only.
How was the house rented to the tenant, through a real estate agent or privately and do you have other rental properties?
A real hardwood floor shouldn't be that easy to scratch. I've seen laminate floors scratched up from dog traffic, but not wood. It may not be as bad as you think.
Dog nails can scratch just about any hardwood floor. I have solid and engineered wood floors and when we didn't keep up with our dog's nails, the floors sustained scratches. Our seller's dogs scratched the existing wood floor. unfortunately dogs and wood aren't exactly a happy marriage unless you keep up with the nails and make sure urine accidents are taken care of.
It was rented through a management company but we now manage directly.
From what I've read of the California law if it was rented through a real estate agency you would not meet the exclusion in the law while if you had found the tenant yourself you would. It is not clear to me if a management company is treated the same as a real estate agent but I'm sure it would be easy enough for you to find out, possibly by simply reading the full text of the law rather than a synopsis from a news article or law firm which was my source.
So the conclusion is an ESA a pet or not? If it is then I can give the tenant a pet addendum.
Did you read the article that was linked earlier? Sounds to me like you are under no obligation to allow the tenant to have a dog. If you WANT to allow the dog, just to be nice, then make darn sure you lay out the rules for damage, and get a pet deposit.
Did you read the article that was linked earlier? Sounds to me like you are under no obligation to allow the tenant to have a dog. If you WANT to allow the dog, just to be nice, then make darn sure you lay out the rules for damage, and get a pet deposit.
'There are some circumstances in which landlords are not required to accommodate emotional support animals under the Fair Housing Act, however these are narrow exceptions. For example, if a landlord is renting a building that has 4 or fewer units, and the landlord occupies one of those units, the landlord can refuse to accommodate the support animal. In addition, if the accommodation is a single-family home that is being rented without a real estate broker, the landlord can refuse to accommodate a support animal'
The house was originally rented out by a management company. This company is a real estate broker.
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