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My question is how can a HOA protect against ‘fake’ ESA letters? They are so readily available. We had a renter in one of our condos move in with 4 ESA’s, after request a letter was presented, which we are sure was not officially obtained but bought on-line. Our official rule regarding pets, is not larger than 25lbs and limited to 2 per unit. This unit is only 754 SqFt and 4 animals seems excessive, but due to the letter we felt we had to allow. The board decided at the time that the legal expenses didn’t warrant a denial even though we were confident the letter was just ordered on-line with no mental evaluation and it was issued from an out of state doctor. We have since had several complaints from neighboring units about noise and ‘smells’ coming from this unit, the actual owner/landlord is refusing to address the issue with their tenant. Suggestions?
