Pet Addendum in Nebraska

Adds pet terms to a lease. Assistance animals for people with disabilities are not pets: no pet fee or pet rent may be charged for them under federal fair housing rules.

What Nebraska law says

Pet deposits and fees	A landlord may collect a pet deposit of up to one-fourth of one month's rent, when appropriate, in addition to the general security cap of one month's rent. The statute does not address monthly pet rent or nonrefundable pet fees. The deposit cap does not apply to housing agencies under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(1)
Service & support animals (state law)	A person with a disability who has a service animal is entitled to full and equal access to housing; the landlord may not charge extra compensation or an additional deposit for the animal, but the tenant is liable for damage it causes. No state statute addresses emotional support animal documentation or penalizes misrepresentation in housing. Separately, a pet deposit (for pets) may not exceed one-fourth of one month's rent. The 2019 proposal to let landlords require verification from a licensed Nebraska provider (LB 553) was indefinitely postponed and is not law. Emotional support animals are governed by the federal Fair Housing Act and the Nebraska Fair Housing Act's reasonable-accommodation rules. Owner-occupied single-family homes renting rooms are excluded from §§ 20-131.01 to 20-131.04. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 20-131.01 to 20-131.04; § 76-1416(1)

Pet deposits and fees

A landlord may collect a pet deposit of up to one-fourth of one month's rent, when appropriate, in addition to the general security cap of one month's rent. The statute does not address monthly pet rent or nonrefundable pet fees.

The deposit cap does not apply to housing agencies under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act.

Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(1)

Service & support animals (state law)

A person with a disability who has a service animal is entitled to full and equal access to housing; the landlord may not charge extra compensation or an additional deposit for the animal, but the tenant is liable for damage it causes. No state statute addresses emotional support animal documentation or penalizes misrepresentation in housing. Separately, a pet deposit (for pets) may not exceed one-fourth of one month's rent.

The 2019 proposal to let landlords require verification from a licensed Nebraska provider (LB 553) was indefinitely postponed and is not law. Emotional support animals are governed by the federal Fair Housing Act and the Nebraska Fair Housing Act's reasonable-accommodation rules. Owner-occupied single-family homes renting rooms are excluded from §§ 20-131.01 to 20-131.04.

Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 20-131.01 to 20-131.04; § 76-1416(1)

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PET ADDENDUM to the lease for [rental address] dated [lease date]

Tenant: [tenant name] Pet(s): [type, breed, name, weight]

Pet deposit: $[pet deposit] (counts toward any state deposit limit where the law says so). Monthly pet rent: $[pet rent]

The tenant keeps the pet under control, cleans up after it, and pays for damage it causes beyond normal wear and tear.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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