42 U.S.C. § 1437z-3 : US Code - Section 1437Z-3: Pet ownership in public housing

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1437z-3 : US Code - Section 1437Z-3: Pet ownership in public housing

(a) Ownership conditions
A resident of a dwelling unit in public housing (as such term is
defined in subsection (c) of this section) may own 1 or more common
household pets or have 1 or more common household pets present in
the dwelling unit of such resident, subject to the reasonable
requirements of the public housing agency, if the resident
maintains each pet responsibly and in accordance with applicable
State and local public health, animal control, and animal anti-
cruelty laws and regulations and with the policies established in
the public housing agency plan for the agency.
(b) Reasonable requirements
The reasonable requirements referred to in subsection (a) of this
section may include -
(1) requiring payment of a nominal fee, a pet deposit, or both,
by residents owning or having pets present, to cover the
reasonable operating costs to the project relating to the
presence of pets and to establish an escrow account for
additional costs not otherwise covered, respectively;
(2) limitations on the number of animals in a unit, based on
unit size;
(3) prohibitions on -
(A) types of animals that are classified as dangerous; and
(B) individual animals, based on certain factors, including
the size and weight of the animal; and
(4) restrictions or prohibitions based on size and type of
building or project, or other relevant conditions.
(c) Pet ownership in public housing designated for occupancy by
elderly or handicapped families
For purposes of this section, the term "public housing" has the
meaning given the term in section 1437a(b) of this title, except
that such term does not include any public housing that is
federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped,
as such term is defined in section 1701r-1(d) of title 12.
(d) Regulations
This section shall take effect upon the date of the effectiveness
of regulations issued by the Secretary to carry out this section.
Such regulations shall be issued after notice and opportunity for
public comment in accordance with the procedure under section 553
of title 5 applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding
subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section).