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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, you've gotten really bad advice in this thread so far. You cannot charge more fees for an emotional support animal or refuse to rent on that basis. It's against local, state, and federal fair housing laws.

It sounds like you're not contemplating doing these illegal things, though, and are just asking about any perils of people who require emotional support animals, right? Lots of veterans have them to help with PTSD. Lots of people with depression or anxiety have them. The animals help their person keep their mental health under control. No reason to be worried about a potential tenant who is taking care of their mental health in this way.[/quote]

[b]OP can’t charge a bigger deposit than he/she would for another animal, but they can charge the same they would otherwise.[/b][/quote]

+1  AND, the OP can ask for documentation.  Because "emotional support" is such a mis-used term, OP can ask for documentation, and decide whether or not the documentation is satisfactory.  If it isn't then the OP can specify what documentation would work.  This is important, especially if OP normally does not allow pets and OP suspects that the tenant is asserting the right to have the emotional support animal as a way of getting around / under the current lease agreement.  OP should reach out to Landlord-Tenant for the rental jurisdiction and they will give the information OP needs.[/quote]

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