I call it Indiana pet peacock law

Geo-TH,In

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Indiana passed another law that makes sense. If you want to take your pet with you and motels ban pets you can go in internet, fill out a form, pay upwards of $100, and get a letter from a Dr that has never seen you , treated you, and you can take your pet peacock with you any place you want to go. Senate Bill 240 has address the abuse of service animal and emotional support animals from fake internet Dr. Also gives landlords the right to challenge documentation without getting sued for just asking. And if the documentation is legit, it exempts landlords from getting sued if dog bites someone.

People who have legit service animals should have one. They need one. They are well trained animals.
Emotional support animals can be any animal, even a pet peacock. I've heard nightmare stories where support animals bite people, pee and poop on floor and if owner of restaurant, motel or store says something they run the risk of getting sued.

SB 240 has eliminated fake documentation for a warm and fuzzy pet being called a service or support animal.

So if you want to take your dog, cat or peacock with you when you are traveling get a letter from Dr on internet and happy trails.
SB240
 
I think thing have gotten out of hand. Abuse caused my Fake internet Dr selling documentation
needed so you take your pet peacock with you. It's about time Indiana addressed this issue.
 
As a landlord, I ran into emotional support animals quite often. In every case I can think of, it was a scam so people could have their pitbull puppy. One place, I showed up to mow the lawn and there was a pit puppy running around. It got out in the street and a motorist stopped. I advised them to call the police and animal control picked it up. About two hours later, the police called me and informed me that the tenant had filed a complaint against me for harassment because the dog was impounded. About six weeks later, the puppy, still roaming the streets, bit a kid at the city park seven blocks from the rental. I found out when my insurance company called and informed me there had been a claim filed against my policy.
I know there are people who need emotional support animals, but the system most places is too easily gamed.
 
(quoted from post at 16:48:56 07/18/18) As a landlord, I ran into emotional support animals quite often. In every case I can think of, it was a scam so people could have their pitbull puppy. One place, I showed up to mow the lawn and there was a pit puppy running around. It got out in the street and a motorist stopped. I advised them to call the police and animal control picked it up. About two hours later, the police called me and informed me that the tenant had filed a complaint against me for harassment because the dog was impounded. About six weeks later, the puppy, still roaming the streets, bit a kid at the city park seven blocks from the rental. I found out when my insurance company called and informed me there had been a claim filed against my policy.
I know there are people who need emotional support animals, but the system most places is too easily gamed.
been on both sides of the tenant/landlord situation. Yes I think renters abuse the system. BUT I have dealt with plenty of crooked landlords. I worked for a landlord who tried to evict a legaly blind lady for having a seeing eye dog. Its landlords like that which are the reason for these laws.
 
That landlord should have been taken to court via American Disability act. That is clearly a
case of abuse by landlord. I'm surprised legal action wasn't taken against him. There may be
more to the story.

People with fake Dr. letters loved to set up landlords. Sue them if they even questioned
tenant about their support animal. Usually resulting in a $25k settlement.

Is it possible the blind lady didn't have a trained service animal? A trained service animal
could cost upwards of $50k or more. I'm surprised landlord wasn't hauled into court by fair
housing laws.

Anyone can go in internet, get fake documentation register their pet, get a vest saying it a
service animal and landlords were helpless against this type of fraud.

Before this law a landlord was forced to allow support animals and then get sued when support
animal bites someone. The support animal could be anything, pitbulls, peacocks, pigs, pony.
Anything that gives the tenant a warm and fuzzy feeling is allowed.
 
(quoted from post at 17:47:51 07/18/18) That landlord should have been taken to court via American Disability act. That is clearly a
case of abuse by landlord. I'm surprised legal action wasn't taken against him. There may be
more to the story.

People with fake Dr. letters loved to set up landlords. Sue them if they even questioned
tenant about their support animal. Usually resulting in a $25k settlement.

Is it possible the blind lady didn't have a trained service animal? A trained service animal
could cost upwards of $50k or more. I'm surprised landlord wasn't hauled into court by fair
housing laws.

Anyone can go in internet, get fake documentation register their pet, get a vest saying it a
service animal and landlords were helpless against this type of fraud.

Before this law a landlord was forced to allow support animals and then get sued when support
animal bites someone. The support animal could be anything, pitbulls, peacocks, pigs, pony.
Anything that gives the tenant a warm and fuzzy feeling is allowed.
If I remember right he backed down after her lawyer contacted him. He still held a grudge against her. But whatever that lawyer said convinced him to back off. In the end she ended up moving out anyway. I heard she ended up in an assisted living. But its been about ten years so memory is kind of fuzzy
Sod Breaker.
 
The war between landlords and tenants over "support animals" rages on. A landlord called me one time, said his insurance company was going to cancel him if a tenant didn't get rid of her pit bull support animal. Insurance Company didn't allow pit bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds or Dobermans because of possible liability. Sensing that this was kind of a "irrestible force meeting the immovable object" situation, I called the state Civil Right Commission. They said landlord's right to have insurance in force outweighed tenant's right to have a support animal of a breed of her choice. Get rid of the pit bull. I'll sue, said the tenant. Bring it on, I replied. Both tenant and dog wound up moving out.
 
For a while I had Indiana Farm Bureau insurance.

They asked if I allowed my tenants to have dogs, swimming pools and trampolines. They were particular about pit bulls and a few other breads.

I told agent, yes I have a tenant with a pit bull, it can do a complete flip off trampoline and dive into the pool.

At that time Farm Bureau said if I gave tenant permission to have dog, swimming pools or trampolines I would be responsible if anyone got hurt.

My current agent, Indiana Farmers, suggested I require tenant with a dog to have renters insurance with dog bite coverage. I also invested in an umbrella policy. Agent said I would be covered if I get stuck with a support animal.

Been a landlord since my college days, 50 years age. So far I haven't rented to anyone with a service animal or support animal. Very happy I haven't. Almost rented to a tenant with a fake support animal letter from internet, but tenant couldn't come up with rent and deposit. Now Indiana has a law against fake internet Dr. Thank God.
 

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