{"id":24624,"date":"2026-05-28T14:23:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/?p=24624"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:25:44","slug":"new-hud-esa-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg\" alt=\"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines\" class=\"wp-image-24626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1-600x347.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>New ESA enforcement guidance from HUD was announced on May 22nd 2026. This change rescinds previous guidance that untrained emotional support animals (ESAs) are reasonable accommodations. Keep up to date with these emerging rental industry changes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent ruling by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/hudclips\/documents\/AS-Trainor-Enforcement-Guidance-Assessing-Requests-for-the-use-of-an-animal-as-a-reasonable-accommodation-under-the-fair-housing-act.pdf\">Department of Housing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/hudclips\/documents\/AS-Trainor-Enforcement-Guidance-Assessing-Requests-for-the-use-of-an-animal-as-a-reasonable-accommodation-under-the-fair-housing-act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/hudclips\/documents\/AS-Trainor-Enforcement-Guidance-Assessing-Requests-for-the-use-of-an-animal-as-a-reasonable-accommodation-under-the-fair-housing-act.pdf\">and Urban Development<\/a> (HUD) has changed the way emotional support animals (ESAs) are viewed by housing providers. The shift has removed many of the protections that ESAs were assumed to have under the Fair Housing Act and has changed the expectations around accommodation for an untrained ESA. This would mean that untrained emotional support animals are no longer given the same protections as service animals under reasonable housing accommodations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes are intended to rescind prior guidelines about emotional support and other assistance animals from 2013 and 2020. It is currently unclear how these guideline changes will be applied and whether they will affect current ESA-owning tenants, but it is not advised for landlords to make changes to how they accommodate current ESA-owning occupants. These changes are, however, expected to impact incoming tenants or those who are new to having an ESA. Additionally, state laws may differ from national legislation, so it is important to be aware of your state\u2019s ESA laws.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-hud-guidelines-for-esas\">New HUD Guidelines for ESAs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HUD regulations have removed the federal protections offered to emotional support animals by a policy notice in 2013 and reinforced in 2020.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emotional support and companionship are no longer considered tasks performed by an assistance or service animal.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Untrained ESAs are no longer required to receive the same protections as trained service animals by housing providers.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reasonable accommodation (often including the waiving of pet policies) is now only required to be extended to service animals as defined by the ADA, bringing the application of these accommodations more in line with the letter of the law.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes may impact both renters who own ESAs and housing providers who were previously required to allow them. Landlords and property managers with tenants who have existing emotional support animals should be cautious when applying these new guidelines, and should avoid restricting an emotional support animal or charging a pet fee if the ESA was accepted at the time of the lease agreement. As with any legal question, seeking guidance from a lawyer familiar with landlord-tenant law in your area is always advisable. Moving forward, it is imperative that renters and housing providers alike remain aware of impending changes to ESA law if they are or rent to ESA owners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>View full guidance on HUD\u2019s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/hudclips\/documents\/AS-Trainor-Enforcement-Guidance-Assessing-Requests-for-the-use-of-an-animal-as-a-reasonable-accommodation-under-the-fair-housing-act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enforcement Guidance \u2013 Assessing Requests for the Use of an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-petscreening-can-help-rentec-direct-clients\">PetScreening Can Help Rentec Direct Clients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing providers are encouraged to work with their tenants to uphold their pet policies and follow state and federal guidance for accommodating service animals and emotional support animals. As ESA laws change and evolve, it\u2019s even more important for landlords to stay up-to-date on new regulations and keep their tenants informed.<br><br>Rentec Direct\u2019s integration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petscreening.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PetScreening<\/a> gives housing providers pet screening services, as well as functionality to stay up-to-date with changes made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petscreening.com\/resources\/hud-ada-fhact-links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HUD, ADA, and FHA regulations<\/a>. If you already use Rentec Direct, these integrations can be highly beneficial for your business and allow you to easily screen your tenants\u2019 pets or ESAs and stay compliant with changing laws <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7465526798236143619\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regarding emotional support animals<\/a>. According to PetScreening,\u00a0 clients receive updates directly from the team regarding these FHA regulation changes to maintain compliance with HUD regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/petscreening-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PetScreening is Fully Integrated with Rentec Direct to Protect Your Rentals<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These HUD policy changes are recent and still emerging, so it is important to be aware of the updates as they arise. Keep an eye on PetScreening and Rentec Direct\u2019s updates for more information on these policies as they develop and are implemented in fair housing disputes going forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-reading-for-you-nbsp\">Related Reading For You:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/feature-spotlight-rentec-direct-petscreening-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feature Spotlight | Rentec Direct Pet Screening Integration<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/practical-tips-to-pet-proof-your-rental-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Practical Tips to Pet-Proof Your Rental Property<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/what-is-an-emotional-support-animal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is an Emotional Support Animal?<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New ESA enforcement guidance from HUD was announced on May 22nd 2026. This change rescinds previous guidance that untrained emotional support animals (ESAs) are reasonable accommodations. Keep up to date with these emerging rental industry changes. A recent ruling by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has changed the way emotional support animals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":24626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":11,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13956,13959,18406,18453,13111],"class_list":["post-24624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-esa","tag-hud-esa-guidelines","tag-industry-news","tag-landlord-tenant-law","tag-pet-screening","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HUD has new emotional support animal enforcement guidelines, rescinding policies that made untrained ESAs reasonable accommodations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HUD has new emotional support animal enforcement guidelines, rescinding policies that made untrained ESAs reasonable accommodations.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rentec Direct Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rentecdirect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-28T21:23:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-28T21:25:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"950\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Morgan Neal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@rentec\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@rentec\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Morgan Neal\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Morgan Neal\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eeb0fe43130e563c63a5534d9b09fe8b\"},\"headline\":\"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-28T21:23:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-28T21:25:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":686,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ESA\",\"HUD ESA guidelines\",\"industry news\",\"landlord-tenant law\",\"pet screening\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/\",\"name\":\"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-28T21:23:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-28T21:25:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"HUD has new emotional support animal enforcement guidelines, rescinding policies that made untrained ESAs reasonable accommodations.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg\",\"width\":950,\"height\":550},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rentec Direct Blog\",\"description\":\"Property Management Software News | Rentec Direct\u00ae\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rentec Direct\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/rentec_icon_square.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/rentec_icon_square.png\",\"width\":377,\"height\":377,\"caption\":\"Rentec Direct\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/rentecdirect\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/rentec\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/rentec-direct\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/rentecdirect\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eeb0fe43130e563c63a5534d9b09fe8b\",\"name\":\"Morgan Neal\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eb47c7f8e95f417610c0da4d56f34deafc192ba26d7cb39ab04172eaf2fafa99?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eb47c7f8e95f417610c0da4d56f34deafc192ba26d7cb39ab04172eaf2fafa99?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eb47c7f8e95f417610c0da4d56f34deafc192ba26d7cb39ab04172eaf2fafa99?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Morgan Neal\"},\"description\":\"Morgan is a writer for Rentec Direct with an interest in exploring the rental housing industry and helping readers navigate the world of property management. When she's not writing, she can be found spending time with her dogs, traveling, and reading her favorite novels.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rentecdirect.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/morganneal\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You","description":"HUD has new emotional support animal enforcement guidelines, rescinding policies that made untrained ESAs reasonable accommodations.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You","og_description":"HUD has new emotional support animal enforcement guidelines, rescinding policies that made untrained ESAs reasonable accommodations.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/","og_site_name":"Rentec Direct Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rentecdirect\/","article_published_time":"2026-05-28T21:23:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-28T21:25:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":950,"height":550,"url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Morgan Neal","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@rentec","twitter_site":"@rentec","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Morgan Neal","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/"},"author":{"name":"Morgan Neal","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/eeb0fe43130e563c63a5534d9b09fe8b"},"headline":"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You","datePublished":"2026-05-28T21:23:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-28T21:25:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/"},"wordCount":686,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg","keywords":["ESA","HUD ESA guidelines","industry news","landlord-tenant law","pet screening"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/","name":"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-28T21:23:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-28T21:25:44+00:00","description":"HUD has new emotional support animal enforcement guidelines, rescinding policies that made untrained ESAs reasonable accommodations.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg","width":950,"height":550},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/new-hud-esa-guidelines\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HUD Has Changed Its ESA Guidelines| What it Means for You"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/","name":"Rentec Direct Blog","description":"Property Management Software News | Rentec Direct\u00ae","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/#organization","name":"Rentec Direct","url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rentec_icon_square.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rentec_icon_square.png","width":377,"height":377,"caption":"Rentec Direct"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rentecdirect\/","https:\/\/x.com\/rentec","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rentec-direct","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/rentecdirect"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/eeb0fe43130e563c63a5534d9b09fe8b","name":"Morgan Neal","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eb47c7f8e95f417610c0da4d56f34deafc192ba26d7cb39ab04172eaf2fafa99?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eb47c7f8e95f417610c0da4d56f34deafc192ba26d7cb39ab04172eaf2fafa99?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eb47c7f8e95f417610c0da4d56f34deafc192ba26d7cb39ab04172eaf2fafa99?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Morgan Neal"},"description":"Morgan is a writer for Rentec Direct with an interest in exploring the rental housing industry and helping readers navigate the world of property management. When she's not writing, she can be found spending time with her dogs, traveling, and reading her favorite novels.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/author\/morganneal\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HUD-Has-Changed-Its-ESA-Policy-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jt1p-6pa","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24627,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24624\/revisions\/24627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}