Topic
Emotional Support Animals
140 published works
Ohio Employer Law Blog
"Can I bring my dog to work?" Emotional support animals and the ADA
A firefighter with PTSD asks to bring his dog to work as a reasonable accommodation. The dog helps calm him. His psychologist supports the request.Does the ADA require the employer…
Understanding the ADA
HUD’s AI Bot Take on Emotional Support Animals and Service Animals: It’s A Mess
As I have covered previously, here, it’s a bit of the wild west as to the way forward when it comes to emotional support animals. HUD still doesn’t have anything,…
Accessibility Defense
When it comes to ESAs, don’t ask a doctor for advice about the law
By Richard Hunt
On July 1, 2026 the American Psychological Association published an article about using animals in therapy. You can find it here. I’m a lawyer, not a doctor, so I don’t…
Animal Law Developments
The End of an Era: HUD’s 2026 Guidance Upends Emotional Support Animal Accommodations in Housing
By: Flora Lee On May 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) permanently rescinded its longstanding guidance on…
Understanding the ADA
Thoughts on How Housing Providers Might Move Forward After HUD’s Internal Memorandum
Before getting started on the blog entry for the week, a couple of housekeeping matters in order. First, you can now, if you so desire, listen to my blog instead…
Tristan’s Landlord-Tenant Law Blog
HUD Just Stopped Recognizing Emotional Support Animals! Landlords Should Not Celebrate Yet.
On Friday, May 22, 2026, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) issued an enforcement guidance memo announcing that HUD will no longer recognize emotional support animals (ESA’s)…
Accessibility Defense
HUD’s radical change of position on ESA’s
By Richard Hunt
On May 23, 2026, HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity announced a dramatic change in HUD’s view of accommodation requests for emotional support animals.² Stripped of the…
Understanding the ADA
Leave for Training a Service Animal is a Reasonable Accommodation and the Latest from HUD on Emotional Support Animals in Housing
I did mention in my last blog entry that I might not be posting this week. Turns out, I had some time over the Memorial Day weekend to do a…
Understanding the ADA
The Rapidly Evolving World of Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals in Housing
I hope everyone had a happy Easter and had or is having a good Passover. Also, congratulations to UCLA on their women’s Division I basketball national championship and to…
Accessibility Defense
Emotional Support Dogs again?
By Richard Hunt
The March 25, 2026 decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court in Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities v Mansions takes a small but significant step toward limiting misuse of…