RALEIGH, October 11, 2017 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced today that it had recently settled a federal discrimination complaint filed against North Carolina State University on behalf of Laura Auman, a student with a disability. In the complaint, filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2016, Ms. Auman alleged …
Assistance & Service Animals
Auman v NCSU Press Release 10-11-2017
Disability Rights NC Self-Advocacy Packet Animals and the FH Act (2015)
HUD Memo re Insurance Defense and Reasonable Accommodations 6-12-2006
US DOJ Service Animal FAQ 7-2015
Disability Rights NC, “Animals and the Fair Housing Act” (2012)
HUD Notice re Service and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing (4/25/13)
HUD Memo re New ADA Regulations and Assistance Animals as Reasonable Accommodations (2/17/11)
HUD Charges University with Housing Discrimination for Denying Student Support Animal in Student Housing
On August 19, 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it had charged Kent State University, in Ohio, with violating the federal Fair Housing Act by preventing a student with a disability from having an emotional support animal in her campus apartment. The complaint was brought by the student, her husband, and …
HUD Issues Guidance on Assistance Animals and Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities
On April 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new guidance regarding “service animals” and “assistance animals” for people with disabilities. The notice, signed by HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity John Trasviña, explains housing providers’ obligations under the Fair Housing Act and Section 504 of the …