This commentary is by Jess Hyman of Burlington, associate director of statewide housing advocacy programs at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. The recent VTDigger article “‘All I ...

FORT WORTH (CN) - Cats qualify as assistance animals and cannot be grounds for eviction from an assisted living facility with a "no pets" policy, a disabled Texan claims in court. Gary Don Coleman, 45 ...

SPRINGFIELD - Public housing residents who require assistance animals to help cope with disability will soon have an easier time bypassing the Springfield Housing Authority's pet restrictions. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A local woman’s mom is struggling with her landlord. And that’s the subject of tonight’s Fact Finders. Cynthia says, my mom has lived in her apartment for ten years. The new ...

On July 1, the Office of Equal Opportunity, Accessibility and Title IX published a new assistance animal policy outlining “requirements and guidelines.” The new policy “is much more comprehensive” ...

Assistance animals are very important to certain disabled individuals. Under the federal Fair Housing Act (42 United States Code 3601 and following), and California Fair Housing Regulation Section ...

HUD's new assistance animal notice is designed to help housing providers by offering a set of best practices for complying with the Fair Housing Act. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...