Posted on Tue, Apr 30, 2013 @ 08:53 AM
We are a 52 Unit Condo Association...looking for the best and least expensive termite & pest control. We have had the live bait system in the past but a few years back, due to financial restraints a past board cancelled the program. The past couple years we have paid for inspections twice a year but are wondering if we should be doing more. So far no problems, but there have been problems in the past. Our latest estimate from exterminator includes resurrecting the live bait to the tune of $2100 first year & $1500 thereafter plus 3 yearly inspection totaling $1950/year. Total next year would be $3450! Not sure our budget can handle. We are a community built in 1973 located on two large natural spring fed ponds. Please chime in with your thoughts!
Posted on Sun, Sep 02, 2012 @ 07:22 AM
Can a pet-friendly condo building pass a rule that does not allow renters to have pets? Our building is nearly up to 33% renters and almost all of the renters have dogs. Many owners have dogs as well, but with the higher renting rate, there has been a significant increase in dog messes in the common areas (elevator and hallways). I can't believe it is the owners not cleaning up after themselves, but rather it's the renters.
Posted on Tue, Jul 03, 2012 @ 07:45 AM
Our bylaws say no pets, yet the board looks the other way, and there are pets in the buildings. When we have had condos up for sale, and the particulars are listed by the real estate company, the details will say "no pets allowed." Owners are selling their units according to what the bylaws say, but this is not always the reality. I think some of the sellers have not known there were pets on the property when they listed "no pets allowed." I will be putting my condo up for sale soon. If I list it as "no pets allowed" when I know there are pets, is this illegal on my part, or is this some kind of breach of real estate transactions governed by local, state, or federal law?
Posted on Thu, Mar 15, 2012 @ 08:08 AM
My HOA has sent me a letter stating that I need to pay $1000 non-refundable pet fee after seven years living in my condo. Why? I own my condo. I dont understand the reasoning behind it. If I dont pay can they remove my pet?
Posted on Thu, Feb 02, 2012 @ 06:19 AM
Someone asked earlier for examples of condo rules regarding pets. Would any of you be willing to type in/share your rule/regulation regarding pets? I am looking for samples as we are considering proposing a change to our rules during our February 22nd Home Owners Meeting.
Posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2011 @ 06:32 AM
My daughter has spent years dealing with serious mental problems. She is ending her 9 month treatment program out west and coming back to my home. I am a condo owner. Her therapy team has strongly encouraged my daughter to have an emotional support dog. Of course my condo by laws prohibit dogs in the units. Cats are ok. However she needs a small dog. I prepared to fight the condo association and protect her rights under the Disabilities Rights of the State and US. I should point out, that there is one unit where the owner has a small dog labeled companion dog. The condo association was all ready to attack this person, but opted out of a real fight. The condo's lawyer indicated that it was one person, and the exception could be made. My question under the law, is this an exception for one person? Or does the board have to follow guidelines of the American disabilities acts?. The dog my daughter was paired with in her therapy was a chiwawa? Its smaller then a cat and cats are permitted. Thank you
Posted on Tue, Mar 08, 2011 @ 07:00 AM
We live in a town home association of 200-plus homes in Southern California. We encompass an entire square block, with lots of areas to walk with the complex. Recently, the board changed the rules and said we are not allowed to walk our dogs within the complex, citing some brown spots on grassy areas resulting from dogs peeing and resulting, they say, in increased landscaping charges. Technically, we are allowed to walk our dogs in the complex; we just can't let them pee there. There aren't THAT many dogs (maybe 20?). As yet, we don't know what the penalties would be if caught. I don't mind walking outside the complex, but for the times I am working at night, I like my wife to walk the dog inside the complex, feeling it is safer. One of the reasons we bought here was the safety within the complex for dog walking at night. Two questions: Can the board institute such a rule, sending my wife -- and other residents, of course -- into the neighborhood to walk dogs at night? And what would their liability be -- and perhaps mine, as a homeowner within the association -- if something happened to someone because of this mandate? Thank you.
Posted on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 07:16 AM
I see many posts about the pets (and/or condo boards dealing with pet problems) from hell. Can anyone offer an example of a policy or regulation that allows the pet owner reasonable freedom but sets firm limits protecting the association and other condo owners?
Posted on Sat, Jan 29, 2011 @ 05:23 PM
I am a Florida member of an HOA. A neighbor was working in my single family home and let my dog out by accident. The dog attacked another dog walking by, the owner was bitten whilst separating the dogs. The dog is 9 years old and has never bitten anyone before. The Condo Association Board have instructed me to get rid of the dog because they consider it to be dangerous. The matter has been settled with the owner of the dog. The documents allow dogs and there have been similar incidents with no action being taken. Is the Board acting reasonably?
Posted on Mon, Dec 20, 2010 @ 08:18 AM
I have had numerous tussles with my board because they do not enforce the
bylaws. No pets. Our bylaws say no pets. About a year ago an owner was selling their unit but the buyer had a cat and was told, no, she couldn't have a cat. The sale fell through only to be bought by another person a long six months later. The board then decided to do a survey: do we want to
allow pets in order to make our condos sell better? Half of the owners said no and half of the owners said yes. Therefore, the board determined this was no. It was at that time I found out there were three cats on the premises and this was known for quite some time. Since then the board keeps saying, month after month in their meeting minutes, that they are going to be drafting a letter to these three owners. Meanwhile, my condo has been vandalized. Someone squirted Crazy Glue (or something) in my key locks to my unit door facing the corridor. I can no longer lock my door when I leave. Someone has fired two bullets through my garage door, and now I have two bullets in my car. The caretaker / owner / also board member has an idea of who might have done it - a person with a cat who thought I was creating all of this fuss about getting rid of cats and has been very vocal about it. If so, has the board been negligent in not enforcing the no pets rules - the violation of which dates back months and months ago? I live in Minnesota