As promised below is the greatest hits for the Understanding the ADA blog for 2025. Some of the entries that appear in the greatest hits section were not the greatest hits of 2025, but are so important that I keep them in there any way. Here goes the list for 2025 in reverse order of
Insurance Policies for Landlords Containing Breed Restrictions for ESA/Service Animals Can Violate the Fair Housing Act
Today’s blog entry come to me courtesy of Clinical Law Professor Leonard Sandler of the University of Iowa, and deals with the question of whether there is an FHA violation when an insurance company allegedly refuses to insure a landlord because the ESA owned by the tenant was one of the prohibited breeds contained in
DOJ Frequently Asked Questions Documents and Service Animals Revisited
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week (I had a few hours to myself and I find writing blog entries relaxing, NK), I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy holidays, and a happy new year.
In 2015, Department of Justice issued a guidance entitled, “frequently asked questions about
Animals on Planes? DOT’s Proposed Service Animal Regulations
DOT Final Statement of Enforcement Priorities Regarding Service Animals
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Olmstead at 20 conference held at Georgia State law school here in Atlanta Georgia. Hats off to Susan Goico who led the organization of the conference. It brought together leading
Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA (Guidance from the DOJ)
Recently, the Department of Justice issued a guidance entitled, “frequently asked questions about service animals and the ADA,” which can be found here. I thought I would go over and highlight some of the questions discussed in the guidance, especially since service animals v. therapy dogs blog entry of mine consistently ranks as one
Breed restrictions R.I.P.?
This is my 100th blog entry! Wow!! Many thanks to all of you!!!
Previously, I have had several entries dealing with service dogs. In the first, we talked about what was a service dog and what was not. In the second, we talked about the regulations of the Department of Justice on service dogs