DOJ's ADA service-animal guidance addresses disability-related task training, handler control and access to covered settings. Emotional comfort by itself is not an ADA task. Do not use a housing letter as a substitute for checking public-access requirements. (U.S. Department of Justice: service-animal FAQ)
HUD's 22 May 2026 memorandum directs FHEO to find reasonable cause and recommend charges in animal-accommodation cases only for animals trained to provide disability-related assistance. It reconfirms rescission of its 2013 and 2020 notices. This is agency enforcement guidance, not a rewrite of the Fair Housing Act. (HUD: animal-accommodation enforcement memorandum, 22 May 2026)
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