40 Homewood Condo Rules
Introduction
Prior to moving into a condominium, many of us lived in a single-family, detached house. We could make as much noise as we wanted, paint our door or house any colour we chose, put up bizarre curtains or install a radio, television or satellite antenna if we wished. Moving into a condominium changes all that.
In a condominium, all residents should be able to enjoy living in our units and using the common elements. However, it is important that our enjoyment does not adversely affect our neighbours. The Condominium Act authorizes our Board of Directors ("Board") to make or amend Rules to help us live together in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere. It is not possible to foresee every circumstance that could arise, but we hope that all residents will use common sense when problems arise and simple courtesy will prevail.
The following rules ("Rules") apply to all owners, residents, visitors, guests and their employees or agents (collectively, "Residents"). The owner of a unit ("Owner") is responsible for his/her tenants, visitors, guests, employees and agents who breach these rules. The Board and management are required to enforce these Rules.
All Residents should be familiar with and follow these Rules to avoid conflict and provide for the maximum comfort and enjoyment of us all.
A. Units
A1 Toilets, sinks and other water apparatus in a unit shall only be used for the purposes for which they are constructed. No sweepings, garbage, rubbish, rags, ashes or other substances shall be thrown into them. If unusual or unreasonable use or misuse of them by any Resident in a unit causes damage to them or to plumbing apparatus inside or outside the unit, the Owner is responsible for the damage.
A2 Water shall not be left running unless in actual use.
A3 Residents shall not overload plumbing facilities or electrical circuits in their units.
A4 Signs, advertisements or notices shall not be inscribed, painted, affixed or placed outside of units on any part of the building without prior written consent of the Board. Signs, advertisements and notices may only be posted by Residents on bulletin boards provided for this purpose. Wreaths, decorations and door knockers on the hallway side of unit doors are permitted, unless deemed by the Board to be inappropriate, acting reasonably.
A5 No auction, garage, estate, contents or yard sale shall be held on the property without the prior written permission of the Board.
A6 No stores of coal, propane gas or any combustible or offensive goods, provisions or materials shall be kept in units or anywhere on the property without the prior written consent of the Board. Offensive goods are those judged to be offensive by the Property Manager or the Board at their discretion.
A7 Residents shall maintain a regularly serviced smoke alarm in each unit.
A8 No wall, floor, door, window, toilet, bathtub, washbasin, sink, heating, airconditioning, plumbing or electrical installation in or forming part of a unit shall be installed, removed, extended or altered without prior written consent of the Board. Residents do not need the consent of the Board to paint, decorate, or alter the surface on any wall or ceiling within a unit. No drilling or other intrusion is allowed into ceilings without the prior written permission of the Property Manager.
A9 Residents shall immediately report to the management office any incidents of pests, vermin or rodents. Upon receiving notice in writing, each Resident shall permit entry to his/her unit by staff and authorized pest control personnel for the purpose of conducting pest control operations, shall co-operate, and shall prepare the unit in the manner prescribed in the notice.
B. Waste
B1 Refuse that can be recycled and organic waste shall be disposed of in the recycling room in accordance with guidelines established from time to time by the city.
B2 Non-recyclable refuse shall be placed in bags, securely tied and put in a garbage chute. The bags must be sufficiently small to easily fit into the garbage chute without getting stuck.
B3 Garbage chutes may only be used from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
B4 Items that may not be put into a garbage chute include: items that may block the chute; flammable materials or liquids; recyclable items, hazardous or organic waste, or glass, porcelain or other material that may shatter upon landing.
B5 Items that cannot be recycled or put in a garbage chute, including breakable materials, should be disposed of in the appropriate bin in the recycling room.
C. Noise
C1 Any noise that, in the opinion of the Board or the Property Manager, disturbs the comfort or quiet enjoyment of the units or common elements by other Residents is not permitted.
C2 CD, DVD and mp3 players, radios and similar devices shall only be used by Residents in or on the common areas with earphones at a volume that no other person can hear.
C3 Repairs, hammering, drilling or other related activity that creates noise or disturbs other Residents in any way is only permitted between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and not at all on Sundays and statutory holidays.
C4 If a Resident wishes to install a hard surface floor such as hardwood or tiles instead of carpeting, the written consent of the Board must be obtained. This consent may be withheld unless the person installs and maintains sound attenuation materials approved by the Board to prevent any noise disturbance to surrounding units and agrees in writing to be responsible for all costs of installation, maintenance and repair of the hard surface floor and the sound attenuation materials, and for damage to any portion of the common elements resulting from the installation of the hard surface flooring and sound attenuation materials.
C5 If the Board receives complaints about noise coming from a particular unit, the Board may, after investigating the complaints and being reasonably satisfied they are legitimate, require the Owner to take all necessary measures to abate noise transmission which may require the owner, to among other things, install and maintain underpadding and/or carpeting, sufficient to prevent any noise disturbance to surrounding units, on at least 85% of all floor surfaces in each room within the unit, except for kitchens, bathrooms and closets, if the Board in its reasonable discretion believes that this may alleviate the problem.
D. Balconies and Windows
D1 Nothing shall be placed on the outside of balcony walls or windows.
D2 Nothing shall be thrown out of the windows or doors or from balconies.
D3 No mops, brooms, dusters, rugs or bedding shall be shaken or beaten from any window, door or balcony.
D4 Hanging or drying clothes on balconies is permitted only when the clothing cannot be seen from outside the building.
D5 All items on balconies other than seasonal furniture, plants and planters must not be visible from outside the building.
D6 All items on balconies must be secure against wind. Owners are responsible for any damage to people, neighbouring balconies and common elements caused by anything blown, thrown or dropped from balconies or windows.
D7 Washing of balcony floors shall be done in a manner that does not allow water to fall over the sides of the balcony floor.
D8 Barbeques are not permitted on balconies.
E. Common Elements
E1 Sidewalks, entries, passageways and stairways shall not be obstructed in any way by any Resident.
E2 Household furniture and effects shall not be taken into or removed from a unit except at a time and in a manner previously approved by the Board or the Property Manager. Heavy furniture shall not be moved over floors or the halls, landings or stairs so as to mark them.
E3 Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the interior common elements or within 10 metres of any entrance.
E4 Fire routes must be kept clear at all times.
F. Pets and Animals
F1 When transporting a pet from a condominium unit, a Resident shall either carry the pet or hold it on a short leash.
F2 No pet that the Board considers a nuisance shall be kept by any Resident in any unit or in any other part of the property. If a Resident receives written notice from the Board or Property Manager requesting removal of the pet, the Resident shall, within two weeks, permanently remove the pet from the property.
F3 A pet may be declared a nuisance by the Board in its discretion, including but not limited to where initial complaints regarding barking, aggressive behaviour, damage to gardens or other property, or urinating or defecating anywhere on the property are not resolved by the Resident.
F4 Residents shall not feed pigeons, squirrels or other undomesticated animals anywhere on the property.
G. Civility
G1 No Resident shall act in a manner deemed by the Board or Management to be unmanageable, rude, disruptive, aggressive, abusive, threatening or harassing in nature toward any Resident, Board member, Property Manager, staff, employee, agent, invitee or contractor of the Corporation or management ("Staff").
G2 No Resident shall interfere with or impede the Board, the Property Manager or Staff from carrying out their duties and obligations pursuant to the Act, the Corporation's Declaration, by-laws and rules or any agreement to which the Corporation is a party.
H. Enforcement
H1 Any and all losses, costs or damages incurred by the Corporation by reason of a breach of any provision in the Act, the Corporation's Declaration, bylaws or rules in force from time to time, by any Owner, or any person, thing or animal for whom or for which the Owner is responsible, shall be borne and/or paid for by such Owner and may be recovered by the Corporation against such Owner in the same manner as common expenses or as may be provided in the Condominium Act or by any other lawful manner.
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Last Modified: Nov. 30, 2009
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