HUD - 24 CFR Part 5

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Federal Register
Department of Housing and Urban Development
24 CFR Part 5
[Docket No. FR–5127–F–02] RIN 2501–AD31
Monday, October 27, 2008

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Final rule

Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities; Final Rule

SUMMARY: This final rule amends HUD’s regulations governing the requirements for pet ownership in HUD-assisted public housing and multifamily housing projects for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Specifically, this final rule conforms these pet ownership requirements to the requirements for
animals assisting persons with disabilities in HUD’s public housing programs, other than housing projects for the elderly or persons with disabilities. This final rule follows publication of an October 15, 2007, proposed rule, and takes into consideration the public comments received on the proposed rule. In
response to one comment, HUD has made a nonsubstantive change to the
proposed rule. Specifically, consistent with the phrasing used in HUD’s public
housing pet ownership regulations, this final rule amends the assisted housing
regulations to refer to ‘‘animals that assist, support, or provide service to
persons with disabilities.’’

DATES: Effective Date: November 26, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,
SW., Room 5204, Washington, DC 20410–2000; telephone number 202–
619–8046 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired
persons may contact this number by calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339.

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/FINA...Final_Rule.pdf