Can a Landlord Charge a Pet Deposit for an Emotional Support Animal

This page deals specifically with problems surrounding off-white housing and the assart of service and aid animals.  The Federal Fair Housing Human activity and the Americans with Disabilities Act require that landlords reasonably accommodate service and aid animals for tenants with disabilities. Note that, considering Condominium Associations are private, the Americans with Disabilities Human action does not generally employ to them, but the Fair Housing Human action does, see Fair Housing and ADA: Dealing with the Legal Rights of Disabled Condo and HOA Residents.  A service brute provides a specific function, such as a seeing eye canis familiaris. An emotional support, or assistance, animate being provides needed mental health back up. Some things to remember:

• Even if a landlord has a no pet policy in place, the law does not consider service or assistance animals every bit pets and therefore, the brute is exempt from such a restriction.
• Landlords cannot charge a pet eolith or pet rent for service or assist animals. Even so, the tenant is liable for any damage that the service animal may cause.
• Landlords can require written verification from the tenant's health care provider that they are disabled, only cannot ask for any specifics nigh the disability.
• Landlords can require written verification from the tenant's health care provider that the service or emotional back up animal is needed.
• Landlords tin can request copies of the animal's health records to prove the creature is in adept health, parasite-free and immunized/vaccinated.
• Landlords can write warnings or even evict a tenant with a service or emotional support animate being if the animal is disturbing others, posing a threat to others or causing considerable harm to the holding. See Disability Rights Ohio - Service Animals.

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Source: https://fclawlib.libguides.com/ohiolandlordtenantlaw/federal