Legal & Ethical Considerations of ESAs in PA
                     Legal 
aEnthdical  Consi
deration  s 
of ESAs in  
Pennsylvania
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The Fair 
 
Housin
g  Act
Under the Fair 
The Fair Housing Act is 
Housing  Act, a housing 
 a federal law that  
provider  cannot charge a 
prohibits discrimination  
pet  deposit or pet fee 
in housing on the basis  
for an  emotional support 
of race, color, national  
animal,  and cannot refuse 
origin, religion, sex,  
to rent  to someone 
familial status, and  
because they  have  an  
disability.
emotional support
animal.
The Americans 
with  Disabilities 
AThce Atm:ericans with Disabilities Act  
(ADA) is a federal law that prohibits  
discrimination against individuals with 
 disabilities in public places and  
employment. While the ADA primarily 
 deals with service animals, emotional  
support animals may also be  
considered under certain  
circumstances.
In Pennsylvania, an emotional support animal may be  
considered a service animal under the ADA if it is trained to  
perform a specific task related to the person's disability.
However, unlike service animals, emotional support animals
are not required to have specialized training and  
certification.
Pennsylvani
a  State 
Laws
In addition to the federal  
laws, there are also state  
laws in Pennsylvania that  
may affect emotional support 
 animals.
One of these state laws is the  Pennsylvania also has a state law that  
Pennsylvania Human Relations Act,  specifically addresses emotional support  
which prohibits discrimination in  animals in housing. The Pennsylvania  
housing, employment, and public  Assistance Animal Law (PAAL) requires  
accommodations on the basis of race,  landlords to make reasonable accommodations  
color, religion, ancestry, national origin,  for individuals with disabilities, including  
sex, age, familial status, handicap, or  allowing emotional support animals in rental  
disability. This act also requires  properties, even if the property has a no-pets  
reasonable accommodation for  policy. The law also prohibits landlords from  
individuals with disabilities, including  charging pet fees or deposits for emotional  
emotional support animals. support animals.
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