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Dog Policy

41-15 Owners Corp.

Application and Rules and Regulations for Keeping Dogs

Name of Occupant:    

Name of Shareholder (if sublet):    

Apartment Number:          Species of Dog:         Age of Dog:    

Breed:        Height:         Weight:         Color:    

The Board of Directors of the Cooperative reserves the right to amend, add to or delete from these Rules and Regulations at any time.

1. The Resident in whose apartment a Dog is kept must timely register each Dog with the Cooperative’s Management Office. The registration must be by means of a written communication to the Management Office dated and signed by the Resident that lists each Dog kept in the apartment, whether known or unknown to the Cooperative, and provides, for each such Dog the following:
   1. Proof of compliance with all Federal, State, and City registration and licensing requirements.
   2. Current certification of inoculations (including Rabies) and spaying / neutering.
   3. Information sufficient to identify the Dog, including type of Dog, breed, gender, approximate size, weight, coloring and name, plus two (2) photographs of the Dog (approximately 2″ X 2″).
   4. Name, address and phone number of at least one adult who has agreed to care for the Dog in an emergency.

1. No more than one (?) Dog may be registered to each apartment at the Cooperative. Shareholders who own multiple apartments shall be limited to only one Dog. Residents who own more than one Dog as of the effective date of these Rules and Regulations will be grandfathered in and permitted to maintain the additional Dog(s), subject to compliance with these Rules and Regulations. At such time as the additional Dog(s) shall expire or shall cease residing in the apartment, the Resident may NOT bring in or permit a different or replacement Dog into the apartment.
2. Residents will not be allowed to have Dogs that weigh in excess of 35 pounds when fully grown and agree to provide their Dog for purposes of weighing within three business days of written notification. Residents who own a Dog larger than 35 pounds as of the effective date of these Rules and Regulations will be grandfathered in and permitted to maintain the Dog, subject to compliance with these Rules and Regulations. At such time as the overweight Dog shall expire or shall cease residing in the apartment, the Resident must comply with this weight restriction and no larger Dogs will be allowed.
3. The Cooperative’s Board of Directors reserves the right to prohibit the registration or re-registration of:
   1. Any Dog which has previously exhibited undesirable or aggressive behavior.
   2. Any Dog that has not been spayed or neutered
   3. Any Dog whose owner has failed to properly care for it or clean up after it or as violated these Rules and Regulations.
   4. Any Dog which in the judgment of the Board is not suitable to be kept as a Dog in an urban apartment complex such as the Cooperative.
4. Each Resident of an apartment for which a Dog has been registered and the owner of each such Dog must, as a condition of keeping the Dog, strictly comply with the following requirements, in addition to all the other requirements and obligations set forth herein and in the Occupancy Agreement:
   1. The Dog must be confined to the owner’s unit and must not be allowed to roam free or be untethered.  
   2. When in public or common areas, all dogs (including dogs that are Service Animals) must wear on a collar about its neck its NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene metal license tag.
   3. The Dog must be carried or must be under control on a leash no more than six (6) feet in length whenever the Dog is outside the apartment but otherwise on the property of the Cooperative or on any sidewalks or streets adjoining the Cooperative.
   4. No Dog may be in excess of 35 pounds in weight and the Resident will be required to remove any Dog in excess of that weight limit.
   5. The Dog may not be permitted to be present in any interior common areas of any building of the Cooperative except such areas as are required for entry to and egress from the building and only to the extent necessary to enter or exit the building.
   6. The Dog may not be walked or permitted onto any portion of the Cooperative where residents are not permitted to be.
   7. No Dog is allowed in any of the gardens located on the complex grounds.  
   8. The Dog must be curbed in the public streets and not in or on any portion of the Cooperative, and all waste must be removed and properly disposed of in receptacles which are located off the Cooperative.
   9. The Dog may not at any time cause any damage, injury, discomfort, annoyance or nuisance or in any other way inconvenience, or cause complaints from, any other resident of the Cooperative. No Dog shall be allowed to become a nuisance or create any unreasonable disturbance. Examples of nuisance behavior for the purposes of this paragraph are:

1. Dogs whose unruly behavior causes personal injury or property damage.
2. Dogs that make noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of 10 minutes or intermittently for one hour or more to the disturbance of any person at any time of day or night.
3. Dogs in common areas who are not under the complete physical control of a responsible human companion and on a hand-held leash of no more than six feet in length or in a Dog carrier.
4. Dogs that relieve themselves on walls or floors of common areas.
5. Dogs who exhibit aggressive or other dangerous or potentially dangerous behavior.
6. Dogs that are conspicuously unclean or parasite infested.

1. Dog owners / caregivers are responsible for any damage caused by their Dogs. Any damage caused by cleaning chemicals or other such materials used in an attempt to remedy said damage is also the full responsibility of the Dog owner.
2. Residents are responsible for the Dogs of guests who visit their unit; such Dogs are subject to the same restrictions as resident Dogs. No Dog(s) of guests can stay in the unit for more than 14 days (consecutive or staggered) in any one-year period without prior written permission of the resident manager.
3. The Dog shall not cause or be the source of any odors which emanate from the apartment into any portion of the Cooperative or any area outside the apartment in which the Dog resides.
4. All Dogs that have not been registered or re-registered in accordance with these Rules and Regulations are illegal and must be immediately and permanently removed from the Resident’s apartment and from the Cooperative. If any Resident fails to remove the Dog, the Cooperative will, to the fullest extent possible, commence and prosecute eviction proceedings against the Resident, and all legal costs and expenses incurred by the Cooperative in connection therewith or as a consequence thereof will be charged to the Resident and must be paid by the Resident. In addition, and not in place of, any other remedy and fee provided for herein, the Resident shall pay to the Cooperative an additional administrative fee of $100.00 per month for each month or partial month in which a Dog is kept illegally in the apartment. Please note that each Resident is fully responsible for any Dog kept in his/her apartment, regardless of who owns the Dog.
5. Violation of these Rules and Regulations constitutes a material violation of the Resident’s Occupancy Agreement with the Cooperative.
6. Dog owners and caregivers hereby indemnify the Cooperative and its Board of Directors and hold them harmless against loss or liability of any kind arising from their Dog(s).
7. These Rules and Regulations shall to the extent applicable under law, apply to any dog, such as a “service animal” or “seeing eye” dog, that is (a) medically or otherwise required as a reasonable accommodation for a legally qualifying disability or handicap under the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act or other applicable fair housing, civil rights or human rights law.

The undersigned understands and agrees to comply with the Rules and Regulations set forth above regarding Dogs:

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

Dated:                

Signature of Resident

MANAGEMENT APPROVAL:

The above described Dog is approved and receipt of all necessary registration and medical records is hereby confirmed.

41-15 Owners Corp.

Dated:         By:                            

        Authorized Representative