Assistance Animals in Aurora, Colorado: Rentals, Breed Rules and Care
Aurora lifted its breed ban, Colorado expanded housing protection for assistance animals, and one of the region's largest VA hospitals sits on the city's north side. This page ties those changes together for renters.
Aurora's Breed Ban Is Gone: What Changes for Renters
City law no longer singles out pit bull-type dogs. Private lease rules are a separate question, and for assistance animals state housing law now frames the answer.
Before 2025A citywide prohibition
American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers and Staffordshire bull terriers could not be newly kept in Aurora, which pushed many owners of those dogs toward other cities.
Since January 2025Ownership allowed
Those breeds are legal in city limits. Landlords may still set pet policies for ordinary pets, but a decision about an assistance animal should turn on that animal's documented conduct.
Aurora Offices a Handler May Deal With
Aurora Animal Services
Pet licensing, lost animals and the city shelter. Colorado exempts service animals from licensing fees.
Aurora Housing Authority
Affordable housing programs with their own reasonable accommodation forms.
Aurora Mental Health & Recovery
The city's community mental health center, renamed from Aurora Mental Health Center in 2023.
Colorado Civil Rights Division
Where Aurora renters file state housing complaints, within one year.
Veterans and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA
The medical center at 1700 N Wheeling Street serves veterans across the Front Range, and Buckley Space Force Base sits a few miles east.
- Service dogs on VA property
- Trained service dogs may accompany veterans into VA facilities.
- Emotional support animals
- Generally not permitted inside VA buildings outside designated programs.
- Housing near the hospital
- Apartments around Fitzsimons follow Colorado law, which covers both kinds of assistance animal.
- Crisis support
- Call or text 988, then press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line.
Aurora Rental Corridors at a Glance
Aurora covers parts of three counties, so the kind of landlord you meet changes from one side of town to the other.
Older apartment blocks and small owners, often reachable by phone and email rather than a portal.
Newer complexes that fill with medical students and hospital staff on yearly cycles.
Mid-size communities where management companies use written accommodation procedures.
Single-family rentals in covenant-controlled subdivisions, where the HOA may need a copy of the approval.
Requests in the Language You Speak
Aurora is one of Colorado's most linguistically diverse cities. Accommodation rights do not depend on English.
Practical tips
- Write the request in your own language if that is clearest, and keep a copy.
- Ask the property to confirm in writing that it received the request.
- Ask agencies for interpretation; the Colorado Civil Rights Division offers help in Spanish.
- Your clinician's letter can be in English even when your request is not.
Choosing Who Documents Your Need
Aurora has a major academic medical campus, plenty of community clinics and telehealth options. What matters is the clinician's authority and familiarity with you, not the logo on the letterhead.
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General information for Aurora residents, current as of September 2026. It is not legal advice, and city ordinances and agency procedures can change.
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