[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR5.321]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 5--GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart C--Pet Ownership for the Elderly or Persons With Disabilities
 
Sec. 5.321  Lease provisions.

    (a) Lease provisions. (1) PHAs which have established pet rules and 
project owners shall ensure that the leases for all tenants of projects 
for the elderly or persons with disabilities:
    (i) State that tenants are permitted to keep common household pets 
in their dwelling units (subject to the provisions of this subpart and 
the pet rules);
    (ii) Shall incorporate by reference the pet rules promulgated by the 
project owner or PHA;
    (iii) Shall provide that the tenant agrees to comply with these 
rules; and
    (iv) Shall state that violation of these rules may be grounds for 
removal of the pet or termination of the pet owner's tenancy (or both), 
in accordance with the provisions of this subpart and applicable 
regulations and State or local law.
    (2) [Reserved]
    (b) Where a PHA has not established pet rules, the leases of all 
tenants of such projects shall not contain any provisions prohibiting 
the owning or keeping of common household pets, and shall state that 
owning and keeping of such pets will be subject to the general 
obligations imposed on the PHA and tenants in the lease and any 
applicable State or local law or regulation governing the owning or 
keeping of pets in dwelling accommodations.

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