Spring turnover bringing pet drama? Our latest guide breaks down pet policies vs. assistance animals under fair housing rules—plus exactly how to enforce violations with ORHA V1 warnings, VT4 terminations, and for-cause notices without landing in hot water. Real HelpLine examples and 2026 updates. Read now and update your leases before the next tenant walks in!

Why now? Well, late 2025 brought a big shift when HUD withdrew its key guidance document, FHEO-2020-01, on assessing assistance animal requests. That old notice spelled out pretty strict rules on what landlords could ask for in verification. With it gone, we've got more breathing room to dig into questionable requests—think those sketchy online ESA letters that seem to pop up overnight. But here's the big caveat, and I can't stress this enough: the core Fair Housing Act (FHA)