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Real Estate/Development,
Civil Litigation

Apr. 11, 2018

Courts favor tenants on emotional support animals

The number and variety of emotional support animals seem to expand yearly. Also expanding is the amount of litigation involving these animals.

Michael J. Rubino

Partner
Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo

12800 Center Court Drive
Cerritos , CA 90703

Email: mrubino@aalrr.com

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Living with an emotional support animal, aka comfort animal, can soothe an owner's nerves, but can jangle the nerves of the owner's landlord and neighbors. The number and variety of emotional support animals seem to expand yearly. Also expanding is the amount of litigation involving these animals. For example, in Florida, a tenant is suing his landlord to keep an emotional support squirrel, and in Wisconsin last month, a zoning commission denied a resident's zoning va...

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