{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-223-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Housing Law § 223-a","heading":"Discrimination against persons who have certain household pets","body":"§ 223-a. Discrimination against persons who have certain household\npets.  No person who has been adjudged to be legally blind or who is a\nseverely physically handicapped person or who is a mute shall be denied\noccupancy in a dwelling in any project or be subjected to eviction from\nany such dwelling on the sole ground that such person owns a dog or cat\nwhich will or does reside with such person therein, provided, however,\nthat if after occupancy a health hazard results on account of such dog\nor cat, the public health officer having jurisdiction may take such\ncorrective measures as are appropriate.","path":["Public Housing Law","Article 11. Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBG/223-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f9b42da2fe0554e82fbc98fd391951e3bd2a27b3f4321b29657ef37b3120817b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-223","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-housing-law-223-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}