Real ESA Letter: Why Get a Genuine ESA Letter?

A genuine ESA letter offers a lot of benefits that you can never avail with a fake letter, besides the obvious risk of course. 

There is a surge of fake emotional support letters as more people are trying to take advantage of it. To control the situation, authorities have cracked down on the increasing ‘ESA trend’ and made the process and criteria tighter and more difficult.

In case someone is caught with a fake letter, they have to pay a hefty fine and can get an imprisonment of up to six months.

No matter what, a genuine and real ESA letter may be difficult to get but it is your only way of living and travelling with your emotional support animal.

You are in Law’s Good Books

Authorities are on the lookout for people who fake their symptoms to get a fake ESA letter for housing. Since the demand and trend of getting ESAs is increasing, legal bodies are active to make sure that only the ones in need get to benefit from it.

A genuine letter will keep you to this side of the law. It will save you from any possible fines and imprisonment and will help you avail all the ESA owners’ benefits.

Free of Cost Accommodation

According to the law, no landlord is allowed to ask an ESA owner for the pet fee to keep the ESA. Since an ESA is not a pet, pet fee does not apply to it and no landlord can ask you to pay extra charges for your animal. However, landlords are smart and they know the difference between a fake and real emotional support letter.

According to the Fair Housing Act, they cannot discriminate against you but they could report you in case they spot a fake ESA letter.

Free Travel

Just like the landlords, airlines are also not allowed to ask for additional charges to allow your ESA into the plane. According to Air Carrier Access Act, the airline is required by law to provide suitable accommodation for your ESA.

People working in the airline and on the airports can spot the difference between a fake and real letter. In case of a fake support animal letter, be prepared for the consequences.

Constant Companionship

With a genuine ESA letter, you can live and travel with your ESA anywhere. Generally, cats and dogs are the most common ESAs but rabbits, hamsters, goats and a number of different kinds of animals are also making it to the list.

If you have a fake emotional support dog certification, your animal could be taken away from you, plus the other aftermath.

We know that, now, getting a genuine ESA letter is difficult and it could be a lengthy process but a genuine letter is imperative if you want to live and travel with your ESA comfortably and without breaching any laws.

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