,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to modify the reasonable       
requirements that may be imposed on pet 
owners living in public housing1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,pets ,belong 
with ,families ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition  
on breed restrictions ,section #ca of   
the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of    
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgz-#c7 is      
amended by striking subsection 7b7 and  
inserting the following3  7b7           
,reasonable requirements  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the reasonable requirements    
referred to in subsection 7a7 may       
include-- 7,a7 requiring payment of a   
pet deposit by a tenant owning or having
 pets1 except that-- 7i7 the pet        
deposit-- 7,i7 shall not exceed #aj     

percent of the tenant's monthly base    
rent2 and  7,,ii7 shall be amortized    
over not less than #c months as part of 
a tenant's rental payments2 and  7ii7   
any amount of a pet deposit that is     
unused at the termination of the tenancy
 shall be reimbursed to the tenant      
within #cj days of vacating a dwelling  
unit2  7,b7 limitations on the number of
 animals in a dwelling unit or building1
 based on unit size or other relevant   
conditions2  7,c7 prohibitions on       
certain species of animals prohibited by
 ,state or local law2 and  7,d7         
prohibitions on any individual animal   
that is declared a threat to public     
health and safety by a court of         
competent jurisdiction or whose         
ownership is otherwise prohibited by    
,state or local law4  7#b7 ,prohibition 
on withholding ,a public housing agency 
may not withhold a pet deposit described
 in paragraph 7#a7 for damage unrelated 
to the pet1 including due to ordinary   
wear and tear4  7#c7 ,limitation ,the   

reasonable requirements described in    
subsection 7a7 shall not include any    
prohibition based on the breed1 size1 or
 weight of an animal4  4