Real property: rentals: pet policy

Prospective tenants can see a property's pet restrictions before paying an application fee or pursuing a unit. The law also creates a refund right when undisclosed pet rules make an applicant ineligible or cause them to withdraw.

What the law does ​

• Requires landlords and their agents to maintain a written pet policy or lease pet addendum, including when pets are entirely prohibited.
• Requires online access to the policy on the property's website, landlord-controlled digital ads, and rental-search-engine listings when those platforms support it.
• Requires the policy with every rental application and an acknowledgment-of-receipt space in the application.
• Requires plain-language disclosure of tenant pet owners' rights, responsibilities, requirements, and material restrictions.
• Requires refunding an application fee within seven business days of a written request when undisclosed pet rules caused the applicant to be ineligible or decline to proceed.
• Allows changes to pet policies for prospective tenants only and treats corrected nonmaterial errors as compliant.

Who it affects ​

• Residential landlords and their agents.
• Prospective residential tenants, especially applicants with pets.
• Residential rental search engines and third-party advertising platforms, when they permit policy links or electronic access.

Context ​

The law takes effect April 1, 2027, does not require landlords to allow pets, and does not change rights concerning service, support, or other assistance animals.