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It distinguishes ESAs from service animals and clarifies that Ohio law uses the term “animal assistant,” while ESAs are generally treated as a reasonable accommodation. 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Under Ohio law, it is an unlawful discriminatory practice to refuse to rent or sell housing, evict, require extra compensation for or harass a qualified disabled individual, who demonstrates a disabilityrelated need for an animal assistant because he or she keeps such an animal in a housing unit. This legal mandate has been relatively well-defined when examining it in the context of a service animal.1 However, it is less clear when the focus shifts to the topic of “emotional support animals,” also known as ESAs.  \nDue to a myriad of issues, from misrepresentations about the need for an ESA to questions about what animal may qualify as an ESA, some states have enacted legislation in response. The Commission takes a balanced approach when weighing the rights of housing providers to fairly enforce no pet policies and pet deposits and fees, with the legal rights of qualified disabled persons, who need service and emotional support animals as an accommodation of a disability. The agency’s stance on the application of ESAs under Ohio’s fair housing statutes is outlined below.  \n􀂾 What is an “emotional support animal?”  \n“Emotional support animal” is not yet defined in Ohio discrimination laws or regulations or in the federal Fair Housing Act. Ohio law utilizes the term,“animal assistant,” defined as “any animal which aids the disabled.” O.A.C. § 4112-5-02(C) .2 An “emotional support animal” has been defined as,“an animal that provides emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship for an individual but that is not trained to perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.3” An ESA has also been defined as “a companion animal that a health services provider has determined provides a benefit for an individual with a disability, which may include improving accommodation at least one symptom of the disability.4”Emotional support animals are generally considered as a reasonable accommodation for a disability, providing therapeutic benefit to their owners/guardians through companionship.5  \nIn the case of an ESA, the animal need not perform specific tasks, but must have a direct correlation in providing emotional support that alleviates one or more symptoms or effects of a person's disability.  \n􀂾 Who may ~~certify~~ verify the need for an emotional support animal?  \nUnder the federal Fair Housing Act and R.C. Chapter 4112, the requester must demonstrate one or more persons living or intending to reside in the unit have a disability, and there must be a relationship between the requested accommodation of an animal and the disability. Once the request is made, a housing provider has a limited right to additional information. On occasions, the person ~~certifying~~ verifying the need for the emotional support animal is at issue. Though not an exhaustive list, the Commission takes the position that  \n1 Defined as a dog trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.  \n2 The only reference to an ESA in the Ohio Codes is found in the rules promulgated by Bowling Green State University.“An assistance animal (also known as an ‘emotional support animal’) is an animal that provides comfort to an individual with a disability within that individual's dwelling unit in university housing.  \n3 Wisconsin Statutes Annotated § 106. 50(m) .  \n4 Indiana Code § 22-9-7-6 \"Emotional support animal\" .  \n5 Ala.Code §§ 24-8A-2; 24-8A-3; 41 Okl. St.Ann. § 113.2(A); S.D. Cod. Law § 43-32-33; 68 Pa. Stat. § 405.2.  \nany of the following health service providers may have a role in ~~certifying~~ supporting a disabled person’s need for an ESA:  \ni. Physician, including Medical Doctor, Podiatrist, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine  \nii. Ophthalmo","cbCaibRtXPurEOPb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibRtXPurEOPb","pdf",626054,6,"English","# Emotional Support Animals (ESA) in Housing\n## Definition and legal framing\n## Emotional support animal needs and correlation\n## Verification of ESA need and acceptable providers\n## Verification process and caution for housing providers","[{\"question\":\"How does Ohio law frame emotional support animals in housing?\",\"answer\":\"Ohio law treats the refusal to rent, sell, evict, or harass a qualified disabled person for having an animal assistant as an unlawful discriminatory practice. 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