A bill for an act relating to assistance animals in residential rental housing, including damage reimbursement, refundable income tax credits, and a landlord insurance risk pool, and providing penalties and effective date provisions.

This bill allows landlords to seek reimbursement for damages caused by a tenant's assistance, emotional support, service, or therapy animal. Landlords can pursue compensation through a tax refund setoff program, a refundable income tax credit, or a voluntary state-run insurance risk pool funded by participating landlords. The bill also permits landlords to require a refundable pet deposit for emotional support or therapy animals, but not for service animals, and makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally misrepresent an animal's status.

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