They are trying to take my snake

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I win. I've gotten my letter. They can't take him away.

Hope you are proud



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[Nemoluna]

So sad.

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[Sauzo]

Well, that's assuming also that your landlord doesn't take you to court to contest the 'win'.

And like mentioned, your landlord can now have a 'vendetta' for you and just make your life there miserable by nitpicking everything, having lots of inspections etc. It's kind of like don't piss your waiter or waitress off cause they got access to your food before you see it lol.

And it sounds like getting an animal set up as an emotional companion whatever is pretty freakin easy lol. I see this law going to way of the dodo soon if it's this easy and exploited a lot. Personally if I was your landlord and you pulled this shenanigans on me, I would make it my job to put you under a microscope when it came to the lease. The slightest infraction and I would be throwing you out. But that's me, I don't like being 'played'.

[PitOnTheProwl]

1/2 and a half for a support animal???
SMH.......
Does this one come when you call it too?

[Lizardlicks]

It's not as easy as it sounds, in my experience, and the only thing it does is say you can have AN animal at your residence if normally you could not. In most states (though I haven't looked at Minnesota specifically) it does not, say, prevent your landlord from asking for a pet deposit and/or extra rent as compensation. It also doesn't prevent them from saying, "okay you can have a pet, but I don't approve that one". It's not a catch-all get out of jail free card with regards to keeping animals. My friend, who has a legitimate need for a companion animal for multiple reasons, still went to her property manager first, and even with the full support and encouragement of that manager, she still had regulations she had to abide by (she wanted to adopt a cat, and the cat is required to be indoors only or otherwise on a leash, can't have incontinence issues, can't make noise enough to disturb the neighbors, etc). Most people don't actually read the law or understand what it does and doesn't make possible.

[Jeanne]

I win. I've gotten my letter. They can't take him away.

Just wow... sorry,but that was clearly abuse of the system in my eyes. Disgusting actually. That was under handed.

If I was your landlord I wld definately now have U in my radar... till U move. I wld not want U around now bc who knows what other crap U may pull down the road.

I seriously hope U dont plan on draggin that snake to a grocery or food market now... reptiles dnt belong in any store of tht type. And I hope you are now ready to deal w others in public who may have a fear of that snake... cause its gonna happen. And really.. a snake shld not be dragged all ovr and thought to be An emotional support animal.. esp a bp..they get scared.. and lack of proper environment bc you tote it around cld cause health issues that will kill it potentially.

Chalk this off as just another abuse of the system. Brilliant!!! Not!

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[Jeanne]

Lizardlicks..she got it done easily where she is... so apparently its not that hard where she is..



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[Lizardlicks]

She got the letter from her doctor. That's not the only part of the equation. Assuming it's a win is a bit premature and short sighted IMO. If that's really the end of it, she got lucky with a landlord who decided fighting wasn't worth the hassle, and in my experience, property owners/managers are tenacious sons of guns.

[salt]

I seriously hope U dont plan on draggin that snake to a grocery or food market now... reptiles dnt belong in any store of tht type. And I hope you are now ready to deal w others in public who may have a fear of that snake... cause its gonna happen. And really.. a snake shld not be dragged all ovr and thought to be An emotional support animal.. esp a bp..they get scared.. and lack of proper environment bc you tote it around cld cause health issues that will kill it potentially.

Emotional support animals are different from trained service animals. An ESA has no privileges regarding going out into the public. Getting an ESA registered is about being able to keep the animal at your home. Only dogs can be recognized as service animals and be allowed into stores to help people with disabilities. An ESA is very different. Hopefully the OP knows that...

ADA: Service Animals

[GoingPostal]

And it sounds like getting an animal set up as an emotional companion whatever is pretty freakin easy lol. I see this law going to way of the dodo soon if it's this easy and exploited a lot.

There's a low income apt building local to me that doesn't allow pets but they have to allow one ESA and loads of people there have cats because they go to a therapist and can get a letter for one easily. It's well known and super exploited. Just like all the people who claim their dogs are service animals to take them all over, puts a bad name on hobbyists and pet owners everywhere. Hurts the people who actually need it as well.