Gone to the Dogs: New Florida Legislation on Emotional Support Animals

Community associations have been grappling with the issue of emotional support animals for many years, mainly because communities that have tried to prohibit or limit the kind, number, or size of pets allowed to residents have found their efforts consistently stymied by claims that a resident needs a pet for reasons other than an open and obvious physical disability. An emotional support animal or “ESA” is an animal that provides aid to an individual through comfort and companionship but does not require formal training to aid an individual with a disability or to mitigate known symptoms of a mental illness. Governor DeSantis signed SB1084, which provides for increased regulation of ESAs.   Read the article……………………………