(From HUD regulations):
“5 For purposes of this guidance, the term “housing” refers to all housing covered by the Fair
Housing Act, including apartments, condominiums, cooperatives, single family homes, nursing
homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, domestic violence shelters, emergency shelters,
homeless shelters, dormitories, and other types of housing covered by the FHA.”
“These basic requirements include ensuring that animals are properly inoculated; meet minimal sanitary standards; are properly restrained; and are identified and registered with the project owner. The commenters wrote that the rights of all tenants deserve respect, and that reasonable regulations to ensure health, safety, and quiet enjoyment should maintain that respect without denying residents the right to have animals. HUD Response. The rule will not interfere with the ability of housing providers to address health and safety”….
“In addition, a person with a disability who uses an assistance animal is responsible for the animal’s care and maintenance. For example, a housing provider may establish reasonable rules in lease provisions requiring a person with a disability to pick up and dispose of his or her assistance animal’s waste.”