Pet Ownership Regulations For Elderly, Disabled Revised To Conform To Rules For Family Public Housing

摘要

HUD has revised its pet ownership regulations for the elderly and disabled to conform to the rules for family public housing. Final regulations were published in the October 27 Federal Register and go into effect on November 26. Under regulations for housing for the elderly and disabled, project owners and PHAs may not apply or enforce any pet restrictions against animals that are used to assist persons with disabilities. However, under the previous rules, owners or PHAs could require assistance animals to qualify for this exclusion. They had to grant the exclusion if the tenant or prospective tenant certified in writing that the tenant or a family member has a disability, the animal has been trained to assist persons with that specific disability, and the animal actually assists the person with a disability.