medical dog

[Beverly Caswell]

I have a no pet policy.  I have someone who has a note from their doctor that they need their dog for medical reasons.  Depression, etc.  In Michigan, can I still say no pets?

[Kyle J.]

You can have a no pet policy, but you cannot have a blanket policy prohibiting "service animals" and/or "emotional support animals".  It would be a Fair Housing violation. 

Here's some good reading on the topic: Animals & the Fair Housing Act

There are also plenty of other threads here on BP on this exact topic.  Here's one of the more recent ones:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/166825-emotional-support-dog