[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: 24CFR5.360]

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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. 5.360  Housing programs: Additional lease provisions.

    (a) Inspections. In addition to other inspections permitted under 
the lease, the leases for all Housing program tenants of projects for 
the elderly or persons with disabilities may state that the project 
owner may, after reasonable notice to the tenant and during reasonable 
hours, enter and inspect the

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premises. The lease shall permit entry and inspection only if the 
project owner has received a signed, written complaint alleging (or the 
project owner has reasonable grounds to believe) that the conduct or 
condition of a pet in the dwelling unit constitutes, under applicable 
State or local law, a nuisance or a threat to the health or safety of 
the occupants of the project or other persons in the community where the 
project is located.
    (b) Emergencies. (1) If there is no State or local authority (or 
designated agent of such an authority) authorized under applicable State 
or local law to remove a pet that becomes vicious, displays symptoms of 
severe illness, or demonstrates other behavior that constitutes an 
immediate threat to the health or safety of the tenancy as a whole, the 
project owner may place a provision in tenant leases permitting the 
project owner to enter the premises (if necessary), remove the pet, and 
take such action with respect to the pet as may be permissible under 
State and local law, which may include placing it in a facility that 
will provide care and shelter for a period not to exceed 30 days.
    (2) The lease shall permit the project owner to enter the premises 
and remove the pet or take such other permissible action only if the 
project owner requests the pet owner to remove the pet from the project 
immediately, and the pet owner refuses to do so, or if the project owner 
is unable to contact the pet owner to make a removal request. The lease 
may not contain a provision relieving the project owner from liability 
for wrongful removal of a pet. The cost of the animal care facility 
shall be paid as provided in Sec. 5.363.
    (3) The project owner may place a provision in tenant leases 
permitting the project owner to enter the premises, remove the pet, and 
place the pet in a facility that will provide care and shelter, in 
accordance with the provisions of Sec. 5.363. The lease may not contain 
a provision relieving the project owner from liability for wrongful 
removal of a pet.