How do I find information in Kansas about companion pets for the mentally ill?

I have a client who is mentally ill and she has a companion pet and her landlord is trying to make her pay a pet deposit. I know there is information out there that will help her not have to pay the pet deposit.How do I find information in Kansas about companion pets for the mentally ill?I have heard that all someone needs is a letter from his/her doctor- sort of like a prescription for a companion pet. However, this was in another state, so you may want to ask the psychiatrist you work with if this is the case.How do I find information in Kansas about companion pets for the mentally ill?This is the second question you've posted about your clients. I don't know who you work for but it doesn't sound as though you've had much training at all. You need to contact your supervisor. They will advise you on what to do for this woman. Then the next time you'll know the correct procedure.



I sure as hell wouldn't want my mental health case worker (or whatever you are) getting answers/treatment advice from Yahoo.How do I find information in Kansas about companion pets for the mentally ill?Looks like this is a national law under the americans with disabilities act. I googled it, and it did say that a service animal is NOT a pet, a landlord CANNOT require a deposit, but they may require a doctor's note to the effect that it is a service animal.How do I find information in Kansas about companion pets for the mentally ill?
Using information as ammunition in this case seems to merely be adding fuel to a fire .. If the landlord is not willing to accept your clients mental illness as justification for wanting or needing a pet companion, perhaps the landlord (any thier inability to have an open mind) is the real issue ..

From the perspective of the landlord there are many reasons to require a fee.. pets can be noisy, destructive, stinky and on and on.. and no amount of information made available to the landlord will change those facts.

It is perfectly legal for the landlord to require or demand a pet-fee as long as it is written into the contract at the signing of a leasing or rental agreement.

As for circumstances that arise after the date of initial signing .. that contingency is a matter that can only be mutually resolved by both sides coming together with an agreement that suits both sides .. If the landlord is not willing to bend in the matter. The options would be for the tenant to get the pet and (possibly) be evicted, and take their chances for filing a claim for wrongful eviction... Or, perhaps, in time the landlord will understand that there is no threat in having the pet around. Not really a chance worth taking, right?

Communication is the key to solving the problem. See if the tenant can speak with the landlord and find a fair compromise. Maybe the solution will be a poodle instead of a labrador.. or a goldfish instead of a housecat.

Good Luck :)

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