• radicalautonomy@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Oh baby…welcome to the good life! There are a lot of legit online organizations you can find that offer emotional support animal letters. Just have to prove to them your identity, answer their questionnaire, provide proof of disability (in the form of your autism diagnosis in this case), and fork over $100 - $150ish, and they’ll send you a letter that is good for one year. It may take them a week or so to get you the letter, so be sure to request it at least a few weeks before you sign/resign a lease agreement.

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      5 months ago

      People in my area have caught on that the emotional support animal credential is complete bullshit. I used to do it as well years ago to be able to bring my small dog with me to my kids baseball tournaments and the corresponding hotels.

      I’ve noticed that a lot of places will have notices up about it and only allow actual service animals.

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        5 months ago

        Yeah well landlords in the US don’t get to just decide that they’re not going to accept it. Unless a request is completely unreasonable and until the law is changed, they must allow for emotional support animals.

        And it is most definitely not bullshit for those of us who actually need it. If you don’t actually have a disability and somehow acquired an ESA letter in order to skirt policies just to have your little buddy near you, then it is people like you we have to blame for hotels, restaurants, and other such companies no longer allowing emotional support animals on their premises.

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          You just happily advertised what to do to get the landlord unable to reject a pet application and you’re calling me the problem lol.

          The emotional support animal for is a quick 2 minute form. There’s no validation or verification that it is an actual support animal. It’s a complete farce.

          A service dog can cover the areas you talk about but actually require training “Qualifying Conditions: Mobility problems, paralysis, diabetes, asthma, autism, depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), speech problems, social anxiety, epilepsy, blindness, deafness.”