Chickens and Covenants
You read that right. Chickens. Are they pets or are they poultry? Depends what your governing documents say.
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Pets
Can an Association’s Denial of a Valid Emotional Support Animal Request Create a Hostile Environment?
A Board’s blatant mishandling of an emotional support animal request led to the owner not only having a Fair Housing claim against the Association for wrongful failure to provide a reasonable accommodation, but also a claim for third-party harassment when the Association failed to step in and stop other unit owners from blasting the owner
Prohibiting an Emotional Support Animal BEFORE it Bites Someone?
Everyone who deals with emotional support animals is well aware that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) construes the law very favorably toward the person alleging a need for the animal.
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Association’s Vested Discretion in Declaring an Aggressive Dog a Nuisance
Facts The Spagenskis (“the Homeowners”) lived in a community in San Diego County with their German shepherd Kato. The community was governed by Sunset Greens Homeowners Association (the “Association”) in accordance with a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (“CC&R’s”). From February 2019 to May 2019, Kato attacked three dogs in the community. In the
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Another Helpful Emotional Support Animal Case
Facts Plaintiff, Cohen (“Tenant”) and Defendant, Clark (another tenant, “Clark”) leased separate apartments in the same building on the same day, July 21, 2006. Both leases prohibited pets in the building or on the premises. Tenant picked the apartment in part because of its no pet policy, as she had a severe allergy to pet
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6 Things Community Property Managers Should Never Say
My points below exaggerate problems that I commonly see, but the advice is sound: “Are your three brain cells still talking to each other?” Knowing how to deal with difficult people is a prerequisite to property management. Don’t aggravate a situation by making a challenging person even more difficult to deal with – this won’t
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