24 CFR § 960.701 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s960.701"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 960.701 - Purpose."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "960.701"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "960"
part_name: "ADMISSION TO, AND OCCUPANCY OF, PUBLIC HOUSING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437d, 1437n, 1437z-3, and 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 33446, Aug. 8, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 6714, Feb. 23, 1984."
cfr_part: "960"
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# 960.701 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is, in accordance with section 31 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z-3), to permit pet ownership by residents of public housing, subject to compliance with reasonable requirements established by the public housing agency (PHA) for pet ownership.