[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR5.356]

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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. 5.356  Housing programs: Pet rule violation procedures.

    (a) Notice of pet rule violation. If a project owner determines on 
the basis of objective facts, supported by written statements, that a 
pet owner has violated a rule governing the owning or keeping of pets; 
the project owner may serve a written notice of pet rule violation on 
the pet owner in accordance with Sec. 5.353(f)(1)(i) or (ii). The 
notice of pet rule violation must:
    (1) Contain a brief statement of the factual basis for the 
determination and the pet rule or rules alleged to be violated;

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    (2) State that the pet owner has 10 days from the effective date of 
service of the notice to correct the violation (including, in 
appropriate circumstances, removal of the pet) or to make a written 
request for a meeting to discuss the violation;
    (3) State that the pet owner is entitled to be accompanied by 
another person of his or her choice at the meeting; and
    (4) State that the pet owner's failure to correct the violation, to 
request a meeting, or to appear at a requested meeting may result in 
initiation of procedures to terminate the pet owner's tenancy.
    (b)(1) Pet rule violation meeting. If the pet owner makes a timely 
request for a meeting to discuss an alleged pet rule violation, the 
project owner shall establish a mutually agreeable time and place for 
the meeting but no later than 15 days from the effective date of service 
of the notice of pet rule violation (unless the project owner agrees to 
a later date). At the pet rule violation meeting, the pet owner and 
project owner shall discuss any alleged pet rule violation and attempt 
to correct it. The project owner may, as a result of the meeting, give 
the pet owner additional time to correct the violation.
    (2) Notice for pet removal. If the pet owner and project owner are 
unable to resolve the pet rule violation at the pet rule violation 
meeting, or if the project owner determines that the pet owner has 
failed to correct the pet rule violation within any additional time 
provided for this purpose under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the 
project owner may serve a written notice on the pet owner in accordance 
with Sec. 5.353(f)(1) (i) or (ii) (or at the meeting, if appropriate), 
requiring the pet owner to remove the pet. The notice must:
    (i) Contain a brief statement of the factual basis for the 
determination and the pet rule or rules that have been violated;
    (ii) State that the pet owner must remove the pet within 10 days of 
the effective date of service of the notice of pet removal (or the 
meeting, if notice is served at the meeting); and
    (iii) State that failure to remove the pet may result in initiation 
of procedures to terminate the pet owner's tenancy.
    (c) Initiation of procedures to remove a pet or terminate the pet 
owner's tenancy. (1) The project owner may not initiate procedures to 
terminate a pet owner's tenancy based on a pet rule violation, unless:
    (i) The pet owner has failed to remove the pet or correct a pet rule 
violation within the applicable time period specified in this section 
(including any additional time permitted by the owner); and
    (ii) The pet rule violation is sufficient to begin procedures to 
terminate the pet owner's tenancy under the terms of the lease and 
applicable regulations.
    (2) The project owner may initiate procedures to remove a pet under 
Sec. 5.327 at any time, in accordance with the provisions of applicable 
State or local law.