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Do any buildings impose a monthly surcharge on pet (specifically dog) owners? Do boards consider this justifiable, given added inconvenience and cost of cleaning up after the dogs and handling complaints about aggressive dogs?
Grace it is not about the pets but the owners being responsible for them in the first place. Most buildings have guidelines/house rule which I would hope unit owners would adhere too. I am not sure if you have policies in place regarding pets. It maybe something to look into drafting guidelines etc. Hope this helps.
MRM
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We allow pets in our co-op, and do not penalize them with a surcharge. Dog owners are expected to clean up after their dogs if there is an accident. So there is no inconvenience to others, and if a shareholder had an aggressive dog, we would deal with it separately - we haven't had that experience. One person called a dog "vicious" because it didn't sit down in an elevator. That is a sign of fear in the person, not aggression in the dog. Some residents are afraid of dogs, so if that person is already in an elevator, the dog owner might wait for the next one or take the stairs so as not to cause an unnecessary problem.
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