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Home > Services > New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Dog Owning Tenants' Rights
New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Dog Owning Tenants' Rights The revised NYCHA pet policy went into effect May 1, 2009, and reduces the permissible weight for full-grown dogs from 40 to 25 pounds and restricts specific breeds, including Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and Dobermans, either pure- or mixed-breed. Dogs registered with NYCHA by April 30, 2009, regardless of breed and providing they do not exceed the prior 40 pound weight limit, have been grandfathered and will be allowed to remain in NYCHA housing. Residents who submitted a registration form by April 30 were given a 90-day grace period to submit a veterinarian certification verifying that their dogs are spayed or neutered, vaccinated against rabies, not one of the prohibited breeds, and licensed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Under the revised NYCHA pet policy, dogs exceeding the 25 pound weight limit and/or deemed a prohibited breed may not reside in NYCHA housing. The ASPCA, NYC Animal Care & Control (AC&C), and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals are concerned that breed-specific bans and weight restrictions may result in people unnecessarily giving up their dogs. If you are a NYCHA resident, we want you to know that you may have the legal right to keep your dog. We have provided the following information to help you. Your Legal Rights NYCHA Pet Policy And Residents' Rights by the ASPCA, HSUS, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, AC&C Updated August 2010 La Póliza de NYCHA Sobre Mascotas y Los Derechos de Inquilinos by the ASPCA, HSUS, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, AC&C Updated August 2010
by the ASPCA, HSUS, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, AC&C Updated August 2010
by the ASPCA, HSUS, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, AC&C Updated August 2010 ASPCA Urges Residents of NYC Housing Authority to Register Pets by January 31 Press Release by the ASPCA Thursday, January 21, 2010 Tossed into the cold: Pit bulls at shelters surge after NYCHA restrictions by Amy Sacks, New York Daily News Saturday, January 9, 2010 ASPCA Drafts Letter Outlining NYCHA Tenants' Rights Press Release by the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009 Memo from the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009 ASPCA Propuesta una Carta detallando los Derechos de los Residentes de NYCHA Press Release by the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009 Los Derechos de los residentes de NYCHA Memo from the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009
Press Release by the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009
Memo from the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009
Press Release by the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009
Memo from the ASPCA, AC&C of NYC, and Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals Monday, June 8, 2009 Media Coverage Tossed into the cold: Pit bulls at shelters surge after NYCHA restrictions by Amy Sacks, New York Daily News Saturday, January 9, 2010 Dog days extended for NYCHA residents by Nicholas Bloom, Columbia Spectator Monday, December 7, 2009 Housing Authority Extends Deadline for Registering Dogs by Manny Fernandez, City Room Blog, The New York Times Friday, November 20, 2009 Dog Fight: Breed Ban Takes Its Toll by Chez Pazienza, The Village Voice Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Pit Bull Ban in Housing Projects Results in Mass Euthanization by John Del Signore, Gothamist Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Large Dogs in Public Housing Are Now Endangered Species by Manny Fernandez, The New York Times Tuesday, September 22, 2009 New York City's Pit Bull Problem – And Why YOU Care by Courtney Kistler, New York Tails Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Young Leader from Lower East Side Takes on NYCHA and New Pet Policy by Courtney Kistler, Examiner.com Monday, July 27, 2009 New NYC housing rules may jam dog shelters by jwoestendiek, ohmidog Monday, July 6, 2009 ASPCA fears NYCHA dog ban in city housing will fill animal shelters by Lisa L. Colangelo, New York Daily News Sunday, July 5, 2009 Wave of Dog Surrenders Possible In Wake of NYCHA Dog Breed/Weight Ban by New York Tails Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Public housing tenants vow a dogfight over pet rules by Rita Wu, The Villager Wednesday, June 10, 2009 by New York Tails Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Pet owners living in city housing complexes urged to know their rights by Staten Island Advance Tuesday June 9, 2009 New research exposes high taxpayer cost to ban pit bulls Press Release by Best Friends Animal Society Friday, May 29, 2009
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