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I have written a couple blogs on this and did the research. There is NO CERTIFICATION for any type of service dog. It can be a dog, a pig, a bird, a cat or anything...you cannot discriminate on size, type or weight.
Fair housing does no certification...they just assure that the animal owner is not discriminated against.
If indeed there is any legitimate certification, I would love to see it. Please forward it.
Eve
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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ESA- service dog/animal certification. I think it'll depend and is an attorney question. As an aside, give me a well-trained hundred pound Golden over an untrained Chih (for example) any day of the week. I know Corinne will agree! 🐶
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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I would think discrimination might rear it's little head if one were denied because of an ESA....
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
921,504
The HOA has no choice in this matter.
In my recent experience, the attorney of the HOA and the attorney of the buyer exchanged paperwork then cashed their checks. This extened the clossing 60 days.
The buyer just wanted to confirm she could although she choose not to exercise that provision at that time.
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
711,852
Fair housing rules would trump the HOA if the golden retriever was a true emotional support animal.
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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If a resident has a certified emotional support animal even if is 200 lb, there is nothing the HOA can do.
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,416,038
If it is a legal ESA, the HOA would not be able to say no, no matter it's weight. It is not usually a dog problem, it is a people problem MEANING there are both good and bad pet owners for pets and ESA who cause the issues, not the pets. Sometimes it is mean to the pet to force them to live in an area not suited for pets whether it is a ESA or not
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,104,931
What is an ESA certification? And to some degree sounds like a legal question that we shouldn't opine on.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
3,071,489
2,900
Michael-
Yes an ESA cert will trump an HOA's policy :-)
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
2,178,603
All I can say is that judging a dog by its size is ridiculous. I'm no attorney but I would hope an ESA certificate would outrank HOA policy.
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
2,684,009
The ESA will come with civil rights attorneys and SJW's.
In our current non-sensical world, they will prevail.
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
3,345,091
Does such a certification truly exist? Who certifies? I don't know. ESA or not, dogs and their owners still need to follow the rules of the association even when/if an exception is made.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,466,207
Michael J. Perry Yes, I believe it does. I don't think an HOA would want to challenge the Fair Housing Act.
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
1,844,291
I would say for a blind person yes. Normally those are larger dogs. I've seen it where the assn did make an exception but the person was responsible for all damages the dog did.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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1,725,996
3,988,007
I think these so-called certifications or vests can be bought on the Internet therefore most of them are self proclaimed. The HOA has to tread carefully.
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Some of our HOA and management companies do not allow pets at all....if we ever get any changes in pet policies on a national level, it will still take forever to change every local HOA rules.
1,502,998
I'm not aware of any training/cert for emotional support animals that is legit. I'm aware of a few places online where you can get a cert and I'm pretty sure they're now coming in a box of Cracker Jack's.
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1,712,676
We have a 20 pound limit of one dog in our Jupiter condo project. I don't believe this has been tested yet.
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Time to consult an experienced attorney for some advice. Enjoy your day