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According to the American Kennel Club, emotional support animals are pets prescribed by a mental health professional to help with companionship and easing anxiety, depression, and stress.
Unfortunately, there are many ESA online certificate websites that mislead pet owners. Certificates are not required in order for an animal to be classified as an ESA. Instead, a mental health professional must prescribe the pet to the owner, basically stating that the pet does in fact provide companionship and emotional support to the owner.
Emotional support animals are covered under the Fair Housing Act and states that people cannot be discriminated against because of their need for an ESA. Pet bans and restrictions in housing areas like condos are waived for people with prescribed ESAs and pet deposit cannot be charged for an ESA.
Although ESAs are covered under the Fair Housing Act, many condo complexes have made it difficult for pet owners to be allowed their animal. Hiring attorney Herb Milgrim will help you fight against discrimination from your condo association’s pet restrictions.
After my HOA denied the request for accommodation with my rotweiller I felt devastated and began searching for the best attorney. I found a superb lawyer — Herb Milgrim. Mr. Milgrim immediately saw what was happening to me as unlawful and was empathetic, compassionate and supportive. He took over for me, which was a big relief and immediately began to work on my case. From my first meeting with Mr. Milgrim I knew I could trust him, as he was very attentive and concerned about me as a person as well as my case. He responded to my calls and emails immediately.
If Condo Associations and HOA’s have reason to question a person’s disability or need for an assistance animal they have the right to request additional information before the Association can properly evaluate an accommodation request.
Unfortunately, for many individuals, they are not aware of just how far the Associations can go with these inquiries and the Associations almost always go way beyond what is normally allowed. This is where an HOA Attorney can help keep the Associations in check.
Also, it is important to note that you don’t automatically get accommodation simply because you are disabled. You must seek out the accommodation from the Association and provide reliable documentation to establish that you have a disability and that the animal in question will provide some type of disability-related assistance or emotional support.
Many people try to do this on their own without understanding the various complexities with the State and Federal Laws and wind up doing more harm than good.
Get trial experience on your side. Herb has decades worth of experience that he will put to work for you in securing pet approval.
We are currently taking cases throughout Florida to help condo owners with emotional support and service animal certification.
Your case can become more difficult the longer you go without a qualified attorney. Call now for a free consultation.
The Law Offices of Herb M. Milgrim, P.A. is a Florida Law Firm, with offices in Hallandale Florida, near Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Aventura, Sunny Isles, North Miami Beach, Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach. We represent Condo Owners, Homeowners and Cooperative owners that have disputes or are contemplating Litigation, Arbitration, or a Lawsuit against their Association.
Due to the central location of our office and the means of electronic communication we have been able to assist Condo Owners and Homeowners all over Florida, with an emphasis in Palm Beach County, Miami Dade County, Broward County and Collier County, especially in Naples Florida.
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