QUESTION
can my apartment building charge me a $400 fee for my friends coming over with her animal that is for disability
Asked on Nov 18th, 2016 on Animal Law - Florida
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My friend came to visit me and she has a disability animal is a cat. The management company of the apartment was supposedly doing inspections and saw the cat in my house that was not in my house for more than 30 minutes and even if I wanted to call the apartment complex to tell them that my friend was coming over with special needs assistance animal the community is only open 2 days out of the week and on that day they were closed now they're trying to find me $400 is this legal?
1 ANSWER
Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
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Not if its TRULY an ADA supported animal. Be aware that recent changes to the law have essentially eliminated "service cats" from existence since they were mostly shams.
Answered on Nov 21st, 2016 at 5:17 AM
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