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.
Part 4HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
Section § 19900
This law says that cities and counties in California cannot require more than one building permit for low-rent housing for elderly people if the project is funded by the government. Also, the fee for this permit is capped at $25 per one-story building, as long as each building has no more than ten housing units.
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Section § 19901
If you are over 60 or need extra support services and live in public rental housing, you're allowed to keep up to two pets, like dogs, cats, or birds. Local housing authorities cannot forbid this but can set reasonable guidelines for keeping pets. They may also require any problematic pet that causes disturbances or threats to other residents to be removed. You are still responsible for any damage your pet causes, but housing authorities aren’t liable for damages unless they knew the pet was dangerous or problematic.
You can appeal any rules that seem unfair through local grievance procedures, and those procedures should be provided to tenants. Regulations cannot make pet ownership financially burdensome for elderly or supportive services residents.
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)CA Health and Safety Code § 19901(a)
“Person requiring supportive services” means a person as defined in Section 50685.5.
(b)CA Health and Safety Code § 19901(b)
“Elderly” means any person over the age of 60.
(c)CA Health and Safety Code § 19901(c)
“Pet” means domesticated dog, cat, bird, or aquarium.
(d)CA Health and Safety Code § 19901(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.
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