Question: Can a landlord require you to provide a medical note that prescribes your emotional support animal?

Answer: Yes. Housing providers can request reasonable evidence of your need for the emotional support animal. This is true regardless of your disability. In case you’re wondering what type of medical professional should create the note, the medical professional can be a general medical doctor or a specialist. However, take note that housing providers cannot ask about your specific diagnosis since this would be an invasion of your privacy rights.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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