LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has accused of the University of Nebraska at Kearney of violating the Fair Housing Act. HUD claims the university and five employees violated the law by refusing the grant a student permission to have a therapy dog live in her university-owned apartment. The newspaper says the student, who required the dog in order to cope with depression and anxiety, was seeking an exception to the university’s no-pet policy under the Fair Housing Act. The university denied the request, asserting the act didn’t apply to the university-owned apartment complex. The student moved out and dropped out of school. University spokesman Curt Carlson says the university denies the allegation and will pursue the charges in federal court.