Stupid house rules..

[slleipnir]

The place my mom is getting, has these stupid rules. I mean, shes buying the place, its a small house. But not the land (yes, I know thats not good not to buy the land, but they have something worked out..) Anyway, they had a whole sheet of rules JUST for pets. Stuff like, if you own a dog, it cannot be tied outside on a leash, it cannot run around without a leash...you have to take it out everytime yourself..how stupid is that? Also, it says 'limit to one pet' which doesn't make sense..I mean, you bought the PLACE, its yours, they can't tell you how many pets to own, esp if its a cat that doesn't go outdoors. Also, it says that pets can't make loud noices..which is understandable..but again, it IS your place..Anyway, there is 2 dogs next door, who have leashes tied up outside, and we making A LOT of noise when we went there...so, I guess they don't enforce it? I duno, I'd hate to see those dogs sent to the HS though! Gr.

Now, this is the rule that REALLY gets me..I was quite annoyed reading this: Owners may NOT own intimidating or threatning dogs such as, Doberman Pinchers, Rottweilers, GERMAN SHEPARD (I wasn't aware gsd has a bad name...) pitt bulls, bull terriors, and im prob leaving one out..Is that not the most stupid rule EVER? I know dogs of all those breeds who are SUPER friendly..they won't even allow CROSSBREEDS..?! grrrr!

[popcornbird]

How in the world is it possible to buy a house and not its land when the house is built on the land and the backyard (extra land) is part of the house? :confused:

I really don't understand this concept. :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Cataholic]

PCB- it is possible if it is called a condomimium. Maybe in Canada there are other types of owning situations that we don't have here? Those rules sound like an association type set of rules, which condos have, which some modular home parks have, etc.

[slleipnir]

Shes leasing it. Shes going to buy it at some point

[wolf_Q]

Originally posted by slleipnir
Stuff like, if you own a dog, it cannot be tied outside on a leash, it cannot run around without a leash...you have to take it out everytime yourself..how stupid is that?

If the yard isn't fenced, I don't think those are stupid rules at all. It's not safe to leave a dog tied up outside alone, nor is it safe to let dogs run loose.

The other rules, however, are stupid....especially the breed ones....I hate breed restrictions! :mad: I've even seen huskies on some of those lists!

[slleipnir]

You can't have a fence either

[Uabassoon]

If you can't have a fence then I totally agree with the rule about not being tied up outside and that they need to remain on a leash at all times. However the other rules are stupid.

[babolaypo65]

Sounds a lot like the town house my friend bought. They have rules about what hours your laundry can hang outside, and limits to how long your garbage can is permitted to be at the curb. And no fences are allowed.

[Pam]

It does sound like a condo and the rules are not unusual for condos at all. There are condos not far from me and there are no fences allowed and each morning I see lots of people walking their dogs with their humans carrying little plastic bags. Yes, there are lots of rules when you live in a condo, but once you sign on the dotted line you are agreeing to comply.

[HoRsELUvR]

i dont really think the breed restrictions are fair.especially with German Shepherds!from what i know,they are pretty friendly.I also think that you should be alowed at least two or three pets.

[Kfamr]

Breed restrictions aren't fair for ALL breeds, especially.

[2kitties]

Yes, I agree that they sounds lik perfectly normal leasing or condominium covenants. We own a home in a subdivision and we own the land, but we still have to adhere to the neighborhood covenants. Plus, we live in the city limits which has a leash law as well as a pet number limit.

It's just the ways laws and bylaws must be written to protect everyone involved. i have to admit that the covenants are one of the reasons we chose this neighborhood. I enjoy having guidelines, and, like Pam said, its an agreement. The alternative is to agree to live somewhere else. It makes places available so everyone can be happy.

[slleipnir]

I suppose, but how can they tell you how many animals to own in YOUR house that you bought? Thats what doesn't make sense..I ment the 'tieing up' was stupid for the reason, I agree however that its not a good idea.

[tomkatzid]

We have all those rules and MORE. We live in a moble home park. There are 50 pages of rules. One is if a pet dies, it can NOT be replaced. They want no animals at all. But they let us have our 2 girls. I met Tom and he had Shep-ee (RB) and we got married, Tonee passed to the RB and we got Ashlee and then Nina. We live right across the street from the managers, which makes it hard to hide Kelcee, she gets in the window for sun and hard to hide Lucee the new foster we have. I knew the rules when I bought the place. It is private property and the owner can make up any rules that they want as long as it does not break any laws.

One rule that kills me here is, if you have a visitor for more than 3 days they either have to pay $2.00 a day to stay with you, in the house I own, or pass a credit check for $35.00. We have water meters and pay for our own use. So it costs the park nothing if I have 100 people or 100 dogs staying with me. Also no visitors may bring in their own animals, not even for a minute.

We do not comply with a lot of the rules. But our dogs are never left unattended outside, never bark loud to wake anyone. So we don't have complaints against us.

[slleipnir]

The thing is, this is a HOUSE. A small, house. She bought it. Its hers. Still the rules..Why I don't understand why you can't have more then one pet? I wonder if the rules chance once she buys the land..

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Breed restrictions aren't fair for ALL breeds, especially.

I DESPISE breed restrictions. That makes me SOOOOOO angry!

[wolf_Q]

The thing is, this is a HOUSE. A small, house. She bought it. Its hers. Still the rules..Why I don't understand why you can't have more then one pet? I wonder if the rules chance once she buys the land..

We have a house, and there's plenty of restrictions regarding pets just in this city. Legally we're only allowed to have 2 pets. And you are not supposed to let dogs off-leash either.

[slleipnir]

Really? We don't have any really..like for a normal place..unless your yard goes to crap and the grass is out of controll etc..I suppose you couldn't own like 50 dogs..not sure..lmao I don't really know anything do I? :rolleyes: I'll be ok someday :p

[wolf_Q]

Maybe you should call your city's animal control (or look at the website if there is one) and find out what the rules regarding pet ownership are. :)

[slleipnir]

I suppose I should. I know we're allowed 2 here atleast however so its all good..I honestly don't believe there are any rules here though to a degree depending on where you live

[slleipnir]

I asked lol..there isn't any rules for a normal place here..like where I live. There is like a city law to keep your outside area in an orderly fashion

[carole]

Does this mean you won't beable to get your new kitten now?
I thought you already had more than one pet, or am I mistaken, some of the rules seem unfair, but I guess they have to try and please everyone.

[Cataholic]

Schleppy, is there any chance you mom is buying this on a land contract?

[slleipnir]

Carole: No, I'll still get it. Rules can't apply if you own the house, makes no sense. I believe you have to 'ask' them or something..So we'll see. Our neighbors have 2 dogs so there really is nothing they can do about it..

catnip: wtf? :confused:

[wolf_Q]

Just because the neighbors have two dogs doesn't mean there isn't anything they can do about it. If they find out and it really is against regulations, they'll just fine you both.

If somebody called animal control on me for having 3 dogs, sure I could name 10 other people with 3+ dogs and you know what they'd do? They'd fine me and also the 10 other people I named. Just because everyone breaks the rule doesn't mean it isn't against the law.

I guess I just don't understand what you are getting at by "if you OWN" the house....lots of people own houses. There are still rules applied even if you own something.

Of course I do think the 2 pet limit here is completely ridiculous...I don't think people should have tons of pets either, but 2 being the limit is so dumb. :mad:

[slleipnir]

Ok..lol what I MENT was, I'm going to ASK first so they can't fine me. Also, there are different rules for different areas. Those stupid rules apply to where my mom is moving, NOT where my dad lives (also where I live) there are no rules for my dads, you could own like 50 dogs and unless your mistreating them theres nothing they can do

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
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If somebody called animal control on me for having 3 dogs, sure I could name 10 other people with 3+ dogs and you know what they'd do? They'd fine me and also the 10 other people I named. Just because everyone breaks the rule doesn't mean it isn't against the law.



You don't know how hard that concept is for most people to understand. You are totally right...someone else's violation doesn't excuse yours...

[slleipnir]

Thats not what I ment..

[Uabassoon]

Just because you own something doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with it. I own a car but that doesn't mean I can drive down the road at 100mph in it just because it's my car. If your mom has a problem with the rules then she shouldn't buy the house. A signed contract is a signed contract.

[tomkatzid]

Originally posted by slleipnir
Shes leasing it. Shes going to buy it at some point
This seems to be the reason right here. She hasn't bought it yet, still leasing, so if the house were to be wrecked by 100 dogs and she moved out the owner would have to fix it at his expence. As for fences, its a neighborhood rule I guess. Maybe 1 or 2 pet rule is neighborhood also. She can check out all the rules before she signs on the dotted line. Maybe she will want to keep looking for another house, that doesn't have so many rules. I'd always have to have a fence. But that rule is NOT uncommon at all. Is this a new house or older? Seems like new places have more rules.

Good luck to you guys, glad this all came out before you bought it..

The city right next to ours has a breed restriction agains Pits. Poor pups.

[slleipnir]

I think you guys are misunderstanding me. I understand the point of rules yes, but some of them are just stupid. How is a huge Irish Wolfhound or Dane not intimidating but a German Shep is? Its silly, I mean the dog isn't allowed outside anyway so what does it matter if its a rottie or whatever? And for # of pets to own for your own house is silly to I think if you pay a lot of money you might as well be able to live in it..there isn't a law for the city so why one house? I'm just saying its silly, sorry you misunderstood

[Uabassoon]

Sorry if I misunderstood you. But in your first post you made it seem like ALL the rules were stupid including the one about dogs needing to remain on leash. But yes I do agree with you about the breed restrictions being dumb.