Comments on: What is required in California to get a companion animal to aid depression caused by long-term disability? http://animalveterinarian.com/what-is-required-in-california-to-get-a-companion-animal-to-aid-depression-caused-by-long-term-disability The best animal veterinarians Fri, 18 May 2012 09:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: pjallittle http://animalveterinarian.com/what-is-required-in-california-to-get-a-companion-animal-to-aid-depression-caused-by-long-term-disability#comment-10 pjallittle Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:49:38 +0000 http://animalveterinarian.com/what-is-required-in-california-to-get-a-companion-animal-to-aid-depression-caused-by-long-term-disability#comment-10 The laws in California are on your side and there are also Federal laws which bear notice. But for your needs, the following is sufficient; For more information, there's also the following: California California already has AB 860, signed into law in 2000 and effective Jan 2001. It states that: ’No governing documents shall prohibit an owner of a separate interest within a common interest development from keeping at least one pet within the common interest development subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the association." The law also applies to mobile home parks. Under California law, "governing documents," by the way, includes "operating rules."’ In Fair Employment Housing Commission v Auburn Woods I, a California Appeals court established the "companion animal" principle, namely: that companion animals are as vital to the emotional health of their owners as service dogs are to the physical well-being of persons with disabilities. The principle was re-stated in the press release by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing after the Appellate ruling.(see): The laws in California are on your side and there are also Federal laws which bear notice. But for your needs, the following is sufficient;

For more information, there’s also the following:

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California already has AB 860, signed into law in 2000 and effective Jan 2001. It states that:

’No governing documents shall prohibit an owner of a separate interest within a common interest development from keeping at least one pet within the common interest development subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the association.” The law also applies to mobile home parks. Under California law, “governing documents,” by the way, includes “operating rules.”’

In Fair Employment Housing Commission v Auburn Woods I, a California Appeals court established the “companion animal” principle, namely: that companion animals are as vital to the emotional health of their owners as service dogs are to the physical well-being of persons with disabilities. The principle was re-stated in the press release by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing after the Appellate ruling.(see):

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