Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This webcast was part of Camp Maddie: Pet-Inclusive Housing Edition virtual seminar.
Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA) is dedicated to ensuring that legal protections for tenants with pets are not just theoretical but actively applied in the real world to prevent housing insecurity. Many tenants, especially those with emotional support animals (ESAs), face legal barriers and discrimination from landlords despite existing protections. Their mission is to bridge this gap by using legal interventions to secure housing rights and provide tenants with the security they deserve. They believe that no one should be forced to choose between their home and their pet, and our work focuses on translating legal rights into real-world protections that keep people and their animals together.
In this presentation, the HEART LA team provides a brief overview of the legal protections for tenants with pets and the eviction process. They also discuss data-driven practices and how they inform all areas of our programming from legal services to policy & advocacy, and community engagement.
Presenters from HEART LA: Dianne Prado, Founder and President; Diana Cruz, Program Director; Zaira Bernal, Paralegal
To find out more about this webinar and access resources, visit forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/paws-laws-keeping-people-pets-together-housed-camp-maddie-pet-inclusive-housing
This webcast was part of Camp Maddie: Pet-Inclusive Housing Edition virtual seminar.
Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA) is dedicated to ensuring that legal protections for tenants with pets are not just theoretical but actively applied in the real world to prevent housing insecurity. Many tenants, especially those with emotional support animals (ESAs), face legal barriers and discrimination from landlords despite existing protections. Their mission is to bridge this gap by using legal interventions to secure housing rights and provide tenants with the security they deserve. They believe that no one should be forced to choose between their home and their pet, and our work focuses on translating legal rights into real-world protections that keep people and their animals together.
In this presentation, the HEART LA team provides a brief overview of the legal protections for tenants with pets and the eviction process. They also discuss data-driven practices and how they inform all areas of our programming from legal services to policy & advocacy, and community engagement.
Presenters from HEART LA: Dianne Prado, Founder and President; Diana Cruz, Program Director; Zaira Bernal, Paralegal
To find out more about this webinar and access resources, visit forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/paws-laws-keeping-people-pets-together-housed-camp-maddie-pet-inclusive-housing
