Animal Registration

Hometeam requires that every animal be registered, whether a pet, ESA, or Service Animal (SA). 

Definitions to know before completing this form: 

PETS
Pets are cats, dogs, birds, hamsters, etc… Pets require signing a Pet Addendum and paying a pet fee and monthly pet rent. Fish or anything that inhabits a 10-gallon aquarium (or smaller) doesn’t require a registration or pet addendum, e.g. fish, small turtle, etc…

Emotional Support Animal (ESA)
ESAs can be a range of animals: cats, dogs, hamsters, birds, etc.… and they have no specialized training. ESAs are for the mitigation of symptoms arising from an emotional disability. ESAs cannot go anywhere animals are otherwise prohibited other than their owners’ home, and in limited capacities, air travel.

To qualify for an ESA, one must be disabled as defined by the Fair Housing Act (FHA). As ESAs are prescribed for non-obvious disabilities, we’re entitled to medical documentation that a resident has been prescribed an ESA for their disability.

Service Animal (SA)
A Service Animal is a dog (in 99% of situations) that has undergone extensive and specialized training to assist its owner with specific tasks related to its owner's disability or disabilities. An SA can go anywhere their handler goes, even where animals are otherwise prohibited. Statistically, these are very rare. It is a crime under the law to misrepresent a dog as a Service Animal.
Hometeam doesn’t allow dogs that are “in training to become Service Animals" unless otherwise stipulated by law.

SERVICE ANIMALS THAT ASSIST WITH AN OBVIOUS DISABILITY (The blind or partially sighted, for example) DO NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION. 

DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS FORM

For all animals:
A. Current Photo - Picture of the animal for identification purposes.
B. Rabies Records If a dog/cat, current Rabies Vaccination records, in PDF, PNG, or JPG format. 

For an ESA, or SA that assists with a non-obvious disability:
If registering an ESA or SA you'll need to upload a Medical letter from a properly licensed and credentialed professional authorized to prescribe an ESA or SA legally. 

Caution: ESA Registration Sites
An animal's designation as an ESA has nothing to do with the animal and everything to do with the medical status of the owner. Websites that profess to "register an ESA" that do not perform any medical assessment of the animal's owner have zero legal authority or significance. They provide no actual service besides the issuance of a meaningless certificate. 

In Ohio, ESA letters may only be provided by an Ohio-licensed therapist or otherwise approved practitioner. 

The mental health professional must have met with the patient face to face and have been treating them for a minimum of six months.

The letter must bear the provider's name, license number, mental health diagnosis, and the symptomatology that the ESA alleviates. 

Federal law doesn't allow for multiple ESAs unless their purposes are non-duplicative and they are accompanied by separate letters. 

I understand that registration of an animal requires compliance with all applicable lease terms, local ordinances, and moral imperatives for the ethical and humane treatment of the animal at all times. 

If registering for an ESA, I understand that I'm still required to follow all rules and regulations regarding noise, cleanliness, and applicable laws for the care and handling of the animal. 

In addition to this online registration, I may be required to electronically sign a pet addendum via my online resident portal to complete this process.