The Regen ncy House Condominium Association PET Rules and Regulations Effective Aprill 1, 2013 1
REGENCY HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION PET REGISTRATION FORM Effective April 1, 2013 Pets may be kept or housed in the Regency House when expressly permitted in writing by the Manager. Each owner/resident who desires to keep a Pet in his/her unit must apply in writing for permission to keep such Pet. This form satisfies that requirement. Name of Resident Unit Number Kind of Pet Breed Sex Weight Pet Name Coloration Tag Number Date of Last Rabies Vaccination PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR PET(S) CURRENT VACCINATION RECORDS I, (name of owner/resident) hereby request permission to house the above described pet(s) and acknowledge and agree to abide by The Regency House Pet Rules and Regulations, adopted and effective April 1, 2013, a copy of which has been provided to me, and hereby agree to the $15 monthly per pet ownership fee. Resident Signature Date Print Name For Office Use Manager Approval Date 2
REGENCY HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION PET RULES AND REGULATIONS Effective April 1, 2013 The management and the Board of Directors of the Regency House Condominium Association have enclosed the attached Pet Rules and Regulations which have been approved and adopted by the Board of Directors at its March 19, 2013 meeting to become effective April 1, 2013. The purpose of these Pet Rules and Regulations is to inform all owners/residents of the requirements for maintaining or housing a Pet at the Regency House. Pets shall be conditionally permitted in accordance with the provisions of the Pet Rules and Regulations. Provided that, and as conditions precedent, all of the following rules are met and maintained at all times, each owner/resident shall be permitted, on a conditional basis, to keep or maintain Pets in accordance with the following rules. If any of the following rules are violated, the conditional permission to keep or maintain any Pet in violation of such rules shall be subject to being revoked by the Board of Directors. REGISTRATION OF PETS Management requires current information on your Pet(s), as requested in the Regency House Pet Registration Form attached. *Kindly respond by (date) 3
REGENCY HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION PET RULES AND REGULATIONS Effective April 1, 2013 1. The following Rules and Regulations shall apply to all owners/residents and their Pets (as defined below), with the understanding that any such additional animal brought upon Regency House property, whether of a temporary nature or not, by such owner/resident shall be deemed to be the Pet of that owner/resident for purposes of these Rules and Regulations. Violation of any of the following rules may be the basis for revocation of permission to keep such Pet(s) as determined by the Board of Directors. 2. No owner/resident shall have more than three (3) Pets total. Pets shall be defined to include normal and customary household domestic pets (dogs, cats, fish, birds). There shall be no restriction on the number of fish within the Unit. Permitted Pets may also include specifically trained animals that serve as physical aids to handicapped residents. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED: ROTTWEILERS, GERMAN SHEPHERDS, PIT BULLS, CHOWS, DOBERMAN PINSCHERS, AKITAS, ANY EXOTIC SPECIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, REPTILES OR ANY ANIMALS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND ANY OTHER ANIMALS DEEMED DANGEROUS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 4. At this time, there is no weight limit for pets. For pets above 60 lbs. the owner/resident must supply additional liability insurance coverage. See Management for more details. 5. All owners/residents must provide written evidence that their Pet has been licensed and vaccinated in accordance with appropriate pet health standards and as required by the City of Houston and Harris County, including but not limited to rabies, DHLP and parvo. Copies of original and/or renewed licensing must be given to Management in a timely manner. 4
6. Owners/residents agree to a $15 monthly per pet ownership fee, which will be used to cover expenses relating to additional landscaping services associated with pet use such as insecticides and the like. 7. APPROVED AREAS TO WALK YOUR PETS Areas of the Regency House property (the property ) where Pets are allowed are the three north sections in the front of the property, which shall be Designated Pet Areas defined as: (1) the grass area in the front of the north parking near Virginia gate; (2) the large grass section surrounding the flag pole; (3) the gated pet park on the north east side of the property and (4) the backyard south area of the property. Except as provided herein, Pets are not allowed on any other part of the property, including but not limited to the swimming pool/pool house area, the laundry room, the exercise room, the lobby area, the lobby/passenger elevators or the common areas where and when food is served. Cats are not allowed to roam the property. The Board of Directors has the sole discretion to revise, reduce, limit or expand the Designated Pet Areas as and when it deems appropriate. 8. Owners/residents are not allowed to bathe any Pets outside or in the Common areas. All animals must be bathed inside the owner s/resident s unit or off the property. 9. It is the owner s/resident s and or pet walker s responsibility to keep the property and Designated Pet Areas clean for the safety and enjoyment of others. The Pet Waste Stations located in the basement and on various parts of the property have extra strong bags that are non toxic and environmentally friendly. In this regard, owners/residents shall comply with sections 15 and 16 below or are subject to being fined per Section 18. 10. Each owner/resident who keeps a Pet on the property shall be responsible for any property damage, injury (including bites and or scratches), or disturbance his or her Pet may cause or inflict. Each owner/resident shall compensate any person injured by his/her Pet. Further, any owner/resident who causes any animal (including but not limited to his or her Pet) to be brought or kept upon the property shall indemnify and hold harmless the Association and any other person for any loss, damage, cost or liability which the Association or such other person may sustain as a result of the presence of such animal on the property. 5
11. At all times, Pets must be on a leash, caged or carried by hand when entering or leaving the building, property or Common areas or surrounding grounds. Pet leashes can be no longer than 10 feet in length. No Pet shall be allowed to run loose within the property (whether inside or outside) or Common areas or Designated Pet Areas. 12. Except as otherwise provided herein, the basement service entrance is to be used at all times to transport Pets to the and from the building. Under no circumstances shall the front and back lobby entrances and passenger lobby elevators be used to transport Pets. The service elevator only may be used for transporting Pets. Solely in the event the service elevator is out of order, may a Pet be transported from the passenger lobby elevators. The basement ramp entrance only is to be used to enter and exit the building with your Pet. If you violate this rule you will be subject to a fine in accordance with section 18. 13. Pet birds should be caged at all times when entering or leaving the unit to avoid damage to the Common areas. 14. No Pet shall be allowed to bark, howl, whine, screech or make other loud noises for extended or repeated periods of time. Owners and or residents shall not allow their Pets to unreasonably interfere with the rights of the other residents or disturb another resident s rest or quiet and peaceful enjoyment of his or her unit or the common areas. In the event such a nuisance occurs, the Management or Board of Directors shall provide written notice to the owner/resident to discontinue the nuisance. In the event the owner/resident fails to discontinue or cure the nuisance, the Board of Directors may elect to revoke permission to keep the Pet on the property and the Board shall take whatever action necessary to remove the Pet from the property at the owner s/resident s sole cost and expense. 15. Pet Waste If a Pet soils any area on the property, including but not limited to the Designated Pet Area, the owner/resident/pet walker shall be responsible to immediately pick up, clean and dispose of any waste in the area soiled. In the event the owner/resident/pet walker fails or refuses for any reason to pick up and properly dispose of his or her Pet s waste, there shall be given a verbal warning plus an initial $100 automatic fine imposed on the owner/resident, in accordance with section 18 below. In addition to any fines imposed, if the Pet damages property in such a manner, the Board of Directors may elect to charge the owner /resident the costs to clean or replace any carpeting, plants, grass or other property which has been 6
damaged or destroyed by the Pet. The Board may also elect to impose additional fines, as provided in section 18 below, on the owner/resident for repeated violations. IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REGENCY HOUSE STAFF TO PICK UP PET WASTE. 16. Disposal of Cat Litter Under no circumstance may cat litter be flushed down the toilet, thrown down the trash chute, or thrown off a balcony. It should be placed in a strong plastic garbage bag dropped off in the basement trash room or taken to the dumpster. Cat litter blocks plumbing pipes like cement. If evidence is found that cat litter is being disposed through the building s sewer system or placed down the trash chutes, the Board of Directors may elect, in its sole discretion, to impose a substantial fine upon the owner/resident responsible as provided below, and/or require the owner/resident to pay all costs to repair the building s plumbing/sewer system and/or require the owner/resident to clean out the trash room dumpster. 17. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREIN, If an owner/resident continually violates these Pet Rules and Regulations, the Board of Directors and or management may automatically impose a fine in accordance with section 18 below, and/or require an additional non refundable pet security deposit, and/or revoke its permission to keep the Pet in the building, as elected by the Board in its sole discretion. In addition, the Association shall have the right to pursue all available legal remedies to cause the owner/resident to remove any such Pet, including without limitation, a mandatory injunction. In this event, the owner/resident shall be solely responsible to the Association for all costs and expenses to enforce these Rules and Regulations. 18. FINES: FIRST NOTICE VERBAL WARNING PLUS $100 FINE SECOND NOTICE WRITTEN WARNING PLUS $250 FINE THIRD NOTICE WRITTEN WARNING PLUS $500 FINE FOURTH NOTICE REVOCATION OF PET PERMISSION PLUS $1,000 FINE In the event the owner and or resident fails or refuses to pay any fines imposed upon him or her for violation of these Rules, the Board of Directors has the right to revoke such owner s and or resident s permission to keep a Pet at the Regency House. 7
19. Notwithstanding any other provision, in the event of a fire emergency only on the property where orders are given to evacuate immediately, and provided it is safe to do so, owners/residents may evacuate with their Pets via the stairwells, lobby elevators and or service elevator, depending on the orders given. 8