Pets

Pets

I was told the other day by two different Unit Owners that they recall a different set of Rules & Regulations.  But, one no longer has the original and the other can not find it.  We need a copy of what someone would have gotten as close to turnover as possible.  When were any Rules & Regulations approved by the Board?  Where are the Minutes reflecting this as so much else?

The Rules & Regulations are in the "SCCC - Resident's Building Handbook."  After all, why be consistent and make it easy to discuss and find anything.  You know it is just like the childish game of who and how they want correspondence addressed though they know who to give it to.  Children doing adult work is what we are subjected to at Soho Central.

In the past, we were told no pets allowed.  Former property managers stated this and other Unit Owners also experienced such remarks.  There was one exception for a Unit Owner from what I was told in the past who had their little dog in the building prior to any rule.  At least this was the story I was told at the time.  You can only guess who had the little dog.

After I asked for a copy of the Rules & Regulations in the past, I then saw pets were there and allowed.  What happened to not only the management's declaration but what I heard with Ryan at the only "Steering Committee" meeting we were allowed to attend or notified about via the old website at Weebly?  Yes, another of the many tales that need at least some light to get as much a truthful story as any from this current regime.

What is the wording of the current rule for pets given the odd history others remember, too?

"3.7 Pets
 

3.7.1 Pets that are permitted at the SOHO CENTRAL premises are limited to dogs, cats, birds and fish. These pets are allowed as long as they do not disturb nor cause any harm on others. Each unit is allowed no more than one (1) small dog or one (1) cat and/or a reasonable number of birds and/or fish.
 

3.7.1 Owners should ensure that their pets are always kept in good heath. Dogs are required to have anti-rabies vaccine and a proof of this shall be submitted to the Property Management Office (PMO) every year.

3.7.2 All pets inside the unit should be registered with the PMO.

3.7.3 Pets are to be kept strictly within the confines of the owner’s unit and are not allowed in any of the common areas of the condominium building except only when passing through. Whenever they need to be taken out of the unit, they must always be on leash or similarly restrained, where applicable. The owners of the pets shall ensure that their pets are under the control of the owner/handler and do not cause offensive noise, odors, disturbance, damage and/or injury that presents a danger or nuisance to the condominium residents.

3.7.4 The Unit Owner and/or tenant shall be held responsible for any injury to person or property caused by his pet(s). The pet owner should clean any waste produced by his pet(s) in the common areas of the compound. Pet excrement must be securely bagged and disposed of properly.

 

3.7.5 Pets are not allowed in the lobbies or sitting areas of the buildings.

3.7.6 Pets shall not be walked at the swimming pool area.

3.7.7 Pets should not be kept in the parking areas, roof decks, storage rooms, or other common areas.

3.7.8 Pets shall be moved in and out of the building using the service elevator or stairways only.

Penalties for Violations

3.7.9 The owner of the unleashed or unrestrained pet involved in causing injury to a person or another pet shall immediately be required to remove the pet permanently from the building premises.

3.7.11 When the injury results despite the fact that the pet was leashed or restrained, the PMO will conduct an investigation to determine whether the offending pet should be removed from the building premises. The extent of the injury and the decision of the offended resident to pursue the removal of the pet from the SOHO CENTRAL premises shall be given greater weight versus the efforts made by the owner to restrain the pet or prevent the injury.

3.7.12 The pet owner who does not immediately clean the waste produced by his pet in the common areas shall be penalized with an order of the pet’s immediate removal from the premises.

3.7.13 SCCC reserves the right to require the pet owner to remove from the building premises any pet which has been the subject of any written complaint from a resident or which the Condominium Corporation finds to be a nuisance or danger to the community."

 
A definition of a small dog is needed in weight and height.

Recently, what happened to the dog that attacked in some manner a resident at the elevators?  Were the rules followed?  I was told by a Unit Owner that whoever was in charge of security at the time seemed to have a unconcerned attitude about the situation given his demeanor.

Again, if anyone has a prior (original) set of Rules & Regulations, please give me a copy.