Ellen Kapit, Realty Sales & Leasing Agent

Being a Good Dog Neighbor Means Training Him/Her to:

• Sit and stay on command in the elevator.
• Behave politely around other dogs in your building.
• Not to bark in the apartment except to warn you.
• Not to jump on the other tenants/shareholders.
• Greet others only when they wish to be greeted.

Pets and Housing

• No-pet clauses in leases are completely enforceable. The landlord has three months to serve court papers regarding eviction of the animal, or else the objection to the pet is waved for the term of your lease.
• The exception to the “three month rule” is if your pet is causing a nuisance, at which time your landlord may start a court proceeding immediately.
• The three month rule does not apply to condominiums in Manhattan or the Bronx.

New York City Pet Laws

Get a License
Your dog must be licensed by the City. And your dog's license tag must be attached to his collar whenever he leaves your house (Health Code, Section161.04).

Get a Rabies Vaccine
All dogs over three months old must be immunized against rabies (New York City Health Code, Section 11.66).

Pooper Scooper
Dogs owners are required to pick up after their dogs (Health Code, Section 161.03

Use a Leash
When in public, your dog must be restrained by a leash or chain no longer than six-feet long (Health Code, Section 161.05).

Nuisance Prevention
You must prevent your dog from "committing a nuisance" in any public place (Health Code, Section 161.03).

Ssshhh….
You must prevent your dog from causing "unreasonable noise" (Administrative Code, Section 24-222).

Prevent Attacks
Your dog is not allowed to attack or assault people or pets. Nor is he allowed to fight other dogs (Administrative Code, Section 17-343).

Aggressive behavior may be excused if:
a) your dog attacks someone who breaks into your house;
b) your dog attacks someone who is tormenting, abusing or assaulting him;
c) your dog attacks someone who's trying to commit a crime;
d) your dog attacks in response to pain or injury;
e) your dog attacks to protect himself, his kennels or his offspring (Administrative Code, Section 17-347).

If your dog attacks or assaults a person or another pet, and if none of the above exceptions apply, the City may hold a hearing to decide if your dog is a "dangerous dog" (as defined by Administrative Code, Section 17-342). Based on evidence presented at the hearing, the Department of Health Commissioner can force you to:
a) register your "dangerous dog" with the City;
b) muzzle or lock up your dog;
c) take out a liability insurance policy of $100,000;
d) register your dog for an obedience class;
e) get him anti-bite training;
f) get the dog out of the City permanently; or,
g) have the dog put down (Administrative Code, Sections 17-344 and 17-345).

Pet Friendly Apartment Buildings in New York City

1. South Park Tower 124 W. 60th St.
2. 101 West End Ave.(64th/65th)
3. The Lyric 255 W. 94th St.
4. Greenwich Place 120 Greenwich St.
5. Rivertower 420 E. 54th st
6. Jakobson Properties 64 third ave (10/11th)
7. Tompkins Square Plaza 190 E. 7th St.
8. 49-51 Ludlow St. Grand & Hester St
9. Gramercy Place 280 Park Ave. So.
10. Ellington 260 W. 52nd
11. 777 6TH Ave. (26/27)
12. 345 E. 64th St.
13. Chatham 181 E. 65th St.
14. Century Tower 400 East 90th St.
15. Ventura 240 East 86th St.
16. Sterling Plaza 255 East 49th St.
17. River Tower 515 East 72nd Street
18. The Ocean 1 West St.
19. Le Rivage 21 West St.
20. 101 West End
21. 515 East 72nd Street
22. 248 east 90th
23. Clinton Hill apartments- Brooklyn
24. 360 west 43rd street
25. renaissance bldg.
26. 45 wall street
27. The crest bldg.- Financial district- Wall Street
28. Ventura- 240 east 86th street
29. Sterling Plaza- 255 east 44th street
30. West End Towers- 35-75 West End Avenue
31. Riverwatch- 70 Battery Plae
32. Beaux Arts- 307-310 East 44th Street
33. Longacre House- 305 West 50th Street
34. 777 Sixth Avenue
35. 420 West 42nd Street
36. Bridgetower Place- 401 East 60th street
37. One Columbus Place
    
38. Concerto- 200 west 60th street
39. South Park Tower- 124 West 60th Street
40. 49-51 Ludlow Street
41. Gramercy Place- 280 Park Avenue South
42. Biltmore Tower- 271 West 47th Street- up to 40 lbs.
43. Chatham- 181 east 65th Street
44. Monterey- 175 east 96th street
45. Parc Place- 225 Rector Place
46. Greenwich Place- 120 Greenwich Street
47. 249 east 90th Street
48. Tompkins Square Plaza- 290 East 7th Street
49. Park Hudson- 101 west end avenue- one dog under 80 lbs allowed
50. Lyric- 255 West 94th Street
51. Westport- 500 West 56th Street
52. Carnegie Park- 200 east 99th Sttreet
53. Tribeca Park- 400 Chambers Street
54. Metropolis- 150 east 44th street
55. Madison Belvedere- 10 east 29th Street
56. Ellington- 250 West 52nd Street
57. Le Rivage- 21 West Street
58. 300 East 95th Street
59. The Saratoga- 330 East 75th Street- Condo, Doorman
60. 530 Canal Street- Tribeca loft co-ops, Hudson River Views
61. 508 East 78th Street- Co-op, Landmark Building
62. 45 Fifth Avenue- Greenwich Village co-op, elevator building.
63. 433 West 34th street
64. 350 East 62nd Stree
65. 140 West 69th Street
66. 61 Jane Street- co-op
67. 645 West End Avenue- co-op
68. 7 Park Avenue- co-op
69. 514 East 11th Street- co-op
70. 30 East End Avenue- co-op
71. 18 East 12th Street
72. 563 Park Avenue
73. 111 West 67th Street
74. 175 Rivington Street
75. 360 West 43rd Street
76. 365 West 20th Street- co-op
77. 317 West 54th Street- Co-op
78. 600 West 111th Street- Co-op