SECTIONS 19900-19901 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 19900-19901

19900. Notwithstanding any other statutory provision, no city, city
and county, county, or other political subdivision of this State,
including, but not limited to a chartered city, city and county, or
county, shall require more than one building permit for a low-rent
housing development for the elderly financed in whole or in part with
federal or state funds or by means of a loan insured in whole or in
part by the federal or state government. The fee for the permit shall
not exceed the amount obtained by multiplying twenty-five dollars
($25) by the number of one-story buildings contained in the
development, provided that such buildings do not contain more than 10
dwelling units.

19901. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public agency
which owns and operates rental housing accommodations, shall
prohibit the keeping of not more than two pets by an elderly person
or person requiring supportive services in the rental housing
accommodations.
For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Person requiring supportive services" means a person as
defined in Section 50685.5.
(b) "Elderly" means any person over the age of 60.
(c) "Pet" means domesticated dog, cat, bird, or aquarium.
(d) "Public" means state, county, city, city and county, district,
or other political subdivision of the state.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the local housing authority
from requiring the removal from any housing of any pet whose conduct
or condition is duly determined to constitute a threat or nuisance to
the other occupants of the housing. No pet may be kept in violation
of humane or health laws. Nothing in this section authorizes a local
housing authority to impose any requirement which makes the keeping
of a pet by an elderly person or person requiring supportive services
financially prohibitive.
The local housing authority shall not be liable for personal or
property damages caused by any pet in the rental housing
accommodation, except upon proof of prior actual knowledge on behalf
of its agents or employees of a dangerous propensity of the pet or
hazardous condition created by the pet.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the local housing authority
from adopting reasonable regulations relating to any such pets;
prevent the adoption of differing terms for the tenancy which are
reasonably related to the presence of such pet; or relieve a tenant
from any liability otherwise imposed by law for damages caused by
such pet when proof of same exists.
The adoption of any regulations pursuant to this section, or the
application of any regulation adopted pursuant to this section, may
be appealed by an elderly resident or applicant or resident or
applicant who is a person requiring supportive services in accordance
with grievance procedures of the local housing authority established
to resolve tenant disputes. A copy of the grievance procedures shall
be provided to an elderly tenant or applicant or tenant or applicant
who is a person requiring supportive services who keeps a pet.