This guide will help you understand the laws about pet ownership in New York. City, including when you can have a pet in no-pet housing.The pet cannot be secreted. Pets. The right to have a pet in a rent stabilized or rent controlled apartment is largely dependent on the terms of the lease. If the original lease allows pets, and the apartment is rent stabilized, the landlord cannot change the terms. When you write up the lease you include a pet clause. Tenants who are blind or deaf are permitted to have guide dogs or service dogs regardless of a no-pet clause in their lease. To avoid these potential consequences, landlords and tenants should consider using a Pet Addendum whenever pets are allowed in a rental property. The occupant is needed to inform the property manager if the pet distinguished in the addendum no longer dwells at the premises. You must complete a registration form within 30 days of getting a dog, cat, or Service Animal.