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, but if you plug in assistance animals into the search engine on their website, you get what appears as discussed below. The search engine is
Final Federal Regulations
A Two For: Thoughts on Trump v. Slaughter and How the Latest NCAA D1 Eligibility Rule Discriminates Against Persons with Disabilities
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Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend. I wrote this blog entry while taking a break between watching World Cup games and Wimbledon over the weekend. It’s been a tremendous World Cup and Wimbledon. Also, this month is disability pride month. I recognize being disabled proud isn’t always easy and often depends on…
Rooker-Feldman Here to Stay, But What Does it Mean for Persons with Disabilities?
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Even if you are not a huge soccer fan, the World Cup has been fascinating to watch. Good luck to whatever team you are rooting for.
It is just about the end of the Supreme Court term, so we can expect a flurry of decisions to come down in the next couple of weeks.…
Thoughts on How Housing Providers Might Move Forward After HUD’s Internal Memorandum
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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 of reading it even if you are not using a screen reader. I know many people would rather have what they see read to them…
Leave for Training a Service Animal is a Reasonable Accommodation and the Latest from HUD on Emotional Support Animals in Housing
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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 post, so here goes. I do hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.
The blog entry for the week is a two for one…
Enacted Georgia Legislation with Implications Everywhere
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Posted in 504, ADA, Fair Housing Act, Final Federal Regulations, Legislation, State Statutes, Title II, Title III
As readers know, I rarely blog more than once a week, but it does happen from time to time. This week is a really good week for me to blog twice because the Georgia legislature just completed the session with two bills signed by the Governor of Georgia on topics that we have covered quite…
DOJ Service Animal Rules Might Just Stop at the State Hospital or Prison’s Gate
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I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. A housekeeping matter. My daughter comes home at the beginning of next week for two weeks before heading off to her internship. So, my schedule will be all over the place and my time for blogging uncertain. I definitely will pick up the blogging again at the…
Showing that Removal of Architectural Barriers is not Readily Achievable Doesn’t End the Analysis
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This week’s blog entry focuses on what happens if assuming for the sake of argument, renovations are not readily achievable at a place of public accommodation, whether that ends the analysis. The answer is no. The case also discusses just how the burden of proof works with respect to claiming that an accommodation is readily…
The Rapidly Evolving World of Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals in Housing
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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 Michigan on their men’s Division I basketball national championship.
This week’s blog entry dives into the rapidly evolving world of emotional support animals and…
Motion to Dismiss Denial of a Service Animal Goes Down in Flames
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The Society of Human Resources Management is not the only employer facing litigation for denying a service animal. On January 13, 2026, the Flaming Gorge Resort saw its motion to dismiss with respect to its denial of a service animal for an employee go down in flames (pun intended). The case is O’Connor v. Colett’s…