Three City Council Members have introduced legislation "to clarify the rights of pet owners and protect seniors from eviction solely because they own a pet."
Intro 380 states that once a landlord waives the No-Pet clause, it would be waived for the duration of the tenant's occupancy. THus once the first pet is approved, each subsequent pet would be grandfathered in.
Full text of the bil is available here
Intro 380
For more information contact [email]ElinorM328@aol.com">ElinorM328@aol.com</a> , Legal Counsel for the Humane Society of New York
To suport intro 380 email the following City Council Members and ask them to please schedule a hearing on intro 380 as son as possible.
Madeline Provenzano <a href="mailto:provenzano@council.nyc.ny.us">provenzano@council.nyc.ny.us</a>
Melinda Katz <a href="mailto:katz@council.nyc.ny.us">katz@council.nyc.ny.us</a>
GIfford Miller <a href="mailto:miller@council.nyc.ny.us[/email]
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