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Pet Policy

Pets are not allowed. 

Residents with service animals must maintain them in a way that does not disrupt the decent, safe and sanitary living environment for the rest of the property and residents. All service animals must have current required inoculations and licenses (if applicable), and must be registered with management prior to move-in.

The property may issue rules regarding the Service Animals. Failure to follow any rule(s) will result in a lease violation notice. Repeated violations may result in the requirement to remove the pet(s), and/or evict the household, in accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR Part 5 and applicable regulations, state and local laws.

Animals not registered as service animals are not permitted to stay overnight inside a unit or on the property.

Assistance animals (also known as "service animals" or "therapy animals") are not pets. They are animals that provide help, perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, and/or provide emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person's disability. These animals can perform many disability-related functions, including but not limited to guiding individuals who are blind or have low vision, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds, providing rescue assistance, pulling a wheelchair, fetching items or alerting persons to impending seizures.

Assistance animals are permitted as a reasonable accommodation for people with verified disabilities, once the need has been properly verified by a physician, psychiatrist, social worker, or other licensed medical professional.

There must be a direct relationship between the person's disability and his or her need for the animal. Neither a security deposit nor a pet fee is required for an assistance animal. All state and local health, safety, and licensing laws apply. Refer to the property's Pet Policy for specific resident animal care responsibilities.

Management reserves the right to deny a specific assistance animal only if:

  1. There is documented proof, based on prior behavior of the animal, that it poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or
  2. There is documented proof, based on prior behavior of the animal, that it would cause substantial physical damage to the property of others, or
  3. It can be specifically documented that the presence of the assistance animal would pose an undue financial and administrative burden to the provider, or
  4. Documented evidence shows that the presence of the assistance animal would fundamentally alter the nature of this property's services.

If it is determined that an assistance animal is needed, the resident must maintain it in a way that does not disrupt the decent, peaceful, safe and sanitary living environment for the rest of the property and our residents. All assistance animals must have current inoculations and licenses, and must be registered with management prior to moving in. Failure to notify management that the assistance animal is needed before moving it into the unit may result in termination of subsidy.