By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: HUD’s May 22, 2026, memorandum announced that it will, going forward, find reasonable cause under the Fair Housing Act for failure to provide a reasonable accommodation only with respect to service animals, not ESAs. Housing providers should proceed very cautiously before denying ESA requests.
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