2006 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 8 - LOW-INCOME HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED HOUSING
Sec. 1437z-3 - Pet ownership in public housing
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 8 - LOW-INCOME HOUSING SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED HOUSING Sec. 1437z-3 - Pet ownership in public housing |
Contains | section 1437z-3 |
Date | 2006 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2007 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, title I, §31, as added Pub. L. 105-276, title V, §526, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2568. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 112 Stat. 2568 |
Public Law References | Public Law 105-276 |
§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 requirementsThe 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 familiesFor 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) RegulationsThis 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).
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, title I, §31, as added Pub. L. 105–276, title V, §526, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2568.)
Effective DateSection effective and applicable beginning upon Oct. 1, 1999, except as otherwise provided, with provision that Secretary may implement section before such date except to extent otherwise provided, see section 503 of Pub. L. 105–276, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 1437 of this title.
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