This is a verification method plus a live Virginia case. The check takes ten minutes and two free government databases.

EasyPetsYes.com is operated by Dr. Bobby Tinner, a licensed clinical social worker based in Virginia and licensed by the Virginia Department of Health Professions. The site sells emotional support animal letters online. No session. No evaluation. No conversation with a clinician. The intake form instructs parents to enter a minor child's name if the letter is for a kid.

The license question is where the method lives. Tinner holds real clinical licenses in a handful of states, including Virginia. The letters his operation ships to consumers in dozens of other states carry a field labeled License # containing the number 1487060422.

That number is an NPI, a National Provider Identifier. CMS assigns it as a federal billing code for HIPAA paperwork. CMS's own guidance states that an NPI does not establish licensure or credentialing anywhere. A consumer in a state where Tinner holds no license receives a letter with a billing code where a license number should be.

The source code closes the honest-mistake reading. The website's state dropdown contains his real license numbers correctly slotted into the states where they exist, and ships the billing code everywhere else. Whoever built that form knew what a license number is. The source code is preserved and archived.

Run the check on any ESA letter, from this operation or any other:

1. Find the license number on the letter.
2. Search it in your state licensing board's lookup. In Virginia, that is the DHP License Lookup. A real license returns the clinician's name, profession, and status.
3. If the board returns nothing, search the number in the NPPES NPI Registry, the federal database. If it comes back as an NPI, you are holding a billing code.
4. Confirm the clinician is licensed in your state. Housing accommodation letters turn on where you live.

One more layer for Virginians specifically. A real license does not cure a letter issued with no evaluation. If your letter came from an automated form with no clinical contact, it is vulnerable at a leasing desk, in front of a property-management attorney, or mid-dispute, license or no license. Landlords and their counsel know how to ask what evaluation occurred.

Where things stand. I sued Tinner and his company in Florida and obtained a permanent consumer-fraud injunction, Stevens v. Tinner, Broward County Case No. CACE25010712, entered April 2026. The Virginia Department of Health Professions has an open investigation, and I filed a complaint regarding letters issued to Virginia consumers. The Virginia State Bar reviewed my related complaint and referred the matter to DHP's jurisdiction. Complaints are pending with regulators in other states and with the HHS Office of Inspector General over the NPI misuse itself.

I tested the jurisdiction question myself. I purchased a letter from this operation as a Georgia consumer. It arrived carrying the NPI in the license field. I filed complaints with Georgia's Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Both declined, stating they cannot act against a practitioner licensed elsewhere.

That crack is the business model. A Virginia clinician sells nationwide. The states receiving the letters cannot touch his license. The one state that can is Virginia. Every declined complaint in Atlanta, Columbus, or anywhere else routes the accountability question back to one agency: the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Their investigation is open.

Two clarifications. First, ESAs are legitimate, the disabilities they support are real, and the housing protections exist because disabled people fought for them. Letter mills exploit that community. They do not serve it. If you have a genuine need, see a licensed Virginia clinician who will evaluate you. Second, the Florida injunction binds these specific defendants, not the industry.

Letters received from Virginia consumers become part of the regulatory record.

I don't debate in comments. The receipts live on the court docket.

The williams built williams wharf there original house is for sale to williams wharf what do you think they will do with it

Hi all. Can anyone recommend a good place to buy blue crabs in the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area? Preferably like a local hidden gem, not the tourist places. Lol

Hey there y'all! 

Reaching out here as a bit of a shot in the dark. I currently live in Lynchburg, Virginia, and my living situation here has changed pretty suddenly and I'm in desperate need of somewhere to stay, even if it's just for a month or two while I try to figure something out that's more permanent. 

I'm on the lookout for a room to rent, a roommate situation, or even a short-term place/couch to crash on for a month or two while I try to figure things out.

my budget is about $500–$600/month (all utilities included), ideally cheaper ofc lol.

I'm currently working in Lynchburg part-time (unfortunately hours were recently cut so that's why my budget is so low), so I’m also actively seeking full-time employment or additional part-time hours in the Lynchburg area or elsewhere I may end relocating to. 

I’ve already contacted intake resources like CHIA and checked out subsidized housing, but 6+ month waitlists mean I need to find something directly through the community somehow. it's pretty discouraging lol. but yes, I'm starting on applications to get on these waitlists but idk if anything will come of it.

If anyone has a room opening up, leads on affordable housing/roommates, or job leads, please feel free to DM me or comment below, especially if in Lynchburg, but I could potentially relocate to elsewhere in Virginia if I end up finding a support system there 

I really appreciate any help or guidance right now! Thank you!

Hello, we just welcomed our son in Nova and there are a few things I know we want to do or have to do for him on a state level and on a federal level.

For example, I have to make sure he is enrolled in social security and our insurance of course. But we can also now set him up with a 529 plan, I can apply for a lifetime legacy fishing and hunting permit from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fishery (which you have to do before the age of two), I can get him a free $1000 from the US Treasury via a “Trump Account,” etc.

What other things are important for me to do in these early days that I may not know about?

We were looking at Danville but apparently crime is rough there. Up north is pretty expensive so that’s out for the time being as well.

I was driving straight on the main road when another car turned right out of an apartment complex. The other driver slowed down and then accelerated, and my front-right side hit the left rear side of their car. My front-right side hit the left rear side of their vehicle, and I have dashcam footage of the accident. Based on the video, who appears to be at fault? I’m the driver with the dashcam.
I’m also concerned about submitting this to my insurance company. What should I do?
The police arrived because the other driver refused to exchange information and made me wait for a long time while they were supposedly looking for their paperwork. The officer only gave me a reference number and both parties’ information; unfortunately, no police report was filed.
The officer told me that the other driver claimed I was driving too fast and that they did not see my car coming. However, the officer questioned that statement and commented that it did not make sense for them to say I was speeding if they did not see my car in the first place.

I’m pretty jaded with our political system, but Dominion is effectively a monopoly. The only thing I can think of besides investing in solar is contacting elected officials. I’m pretty doubtful anything will come of it, but here’s what I did, in case anyone else wants to.

1) find your delegate and state senator’s email addresses here: https://whosmy.vga.virginia.gov/
2) send a separate email to each person
3) be sure to include your address. The legislators won’t prioritize your message if they can’t confirm you are a constituent/in their district
4) you can use what I sent (I used Claude) or whatever you like. Just be sure to fill in the brackets if you use the email below:

Dear [Delegate/Senator X],

I am writing as one of your constituents to express serious concern about Dominion Energy's continued rate increases and the lack of meaningful recourse available to ratepayers like me.

As a regulated monopoly, Dominion operates without competition — I cannot choose another provider, and the State Corporation Commission's approval process, while nominally a check on rate hikes, has consistently allowed increases that outpace inflation and burden working families. The most recent rate increase is not an isolated event; it is part of a pattern in which a captive customer base absorbs the costs of Dominion's decisions with no market alternative and limited regulatory pushback.

I urge you to take the following actions:

First, press the SCC to adopt a more rigorous and transparent standard for evaluating Dominion's rate applications, including independent audits of capital expenditures and executive compensation.

Second, support legislation that strengthens consumer representation in rate proceedings, ensuring ratepayers have a meaningful voice — not just industry lobbyists.

Third, explore policy pathways to introduce competitive options into the Virginia energy market, including community choice aggregation or expanded access to third-party renewable suppliers, which would give consumers real alternatives.

Virginians should not be forced to subsidize a monopoly's growth without any say in the matter. I would welcome a response outlining your position on this issue and any steps your office is taking on behalf of constituents.

Thank you for your time and service.

Sincerely,
[name and address]

We stopped by Monticello last week on the way home from visiting the kid and I have a question that the tour guide wasn't able to answer. While in the basement looking up at the floors, the boards are angled in a way I have never seen before. They are this way the entire length of the basement hallway that we passed through. Does anyone know the purpose of this?

I'll be flying into Norfolk at the end of August and plan to spend 3 or so days exploring the Eastern Shore. What must I absolutely see?

I'm a fan of nature, oysters, and history.

Insurance companies in the state of Virginia are now required to cover hearing aids for kids 18 and younger, up to $1500 per ear every 24 months. However, Anthem did not reimburse my son's audiologist, citing some abstract phrasing about the claim being filed incorrectly. Anthem's stance to me is that I don't owe anything, but the hearing aids are going have to be paid for one way or another. My overall personal take after several phone calls is that Anthem is playing defense in a circumstance where they should paying.

Just wondered if any other Virginia parents have experienced something similar with an insurance company and the new hearing aid policy for kids.

A well-structured public forum would allow for open examination of data, historical performance and future scenarios in a civil setting. It would not replace ongoing technical work by the Western Virginia Water Authority or state-mandated regional planning, but it could help build broader public understanding and confidence in the decisions ahead.

All 10 felony counts of attempting to possess bestiality materials were dropped after a judge found that the warrant used to seize Malcolm Roach’s computer was invalid.

Plus: #AppalachiaBuiltThis event scheduled in Abingdon bills itself as “a hands-on community build night” for AI.

The rebuilt trail, which is expected to be completed in December, will have three months over the winter to “settle.”

The two Roanoke Valley legislators appealed to Gov. Spanberger to call for a special session. The current deadline doesn’t give Virginia much leverage, they said.

Based on previous elections, about one-quarter to one-third of the total votes had already been cast when Nash first called out Volosin.

For a rundown of what happened, check out this story: https://cardinalnews.org/2026/07/20/roanoke-councilman-volosin-comment-to-black-colleague-about-being-owned-by-another-member-landed-differently-than-intended/

Danielle Ward manages landscaping at the annual music festival, a job that includes mitigating rain’s effects on the site’s wetlands, keeping pollinators happy — and using goats to get rid of poison ivy.

Who would not want universal healthcare for life?

HCA.

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