leebythesea
Junior Member
New York. We live in a condo. When we purchased pets were allowed. We went through a pet committee to get our dog approved which it was. Two years later the board of managers held a general vote of all unit owners and claimed that the vote to ban further pets was approved by a one vote margin. We were to be grandfathered in.
But last fall the board posted a notice that pet owners do not have a replacement right if they lose their pet in any manner. I asked them to reconsider as we chose this building because a dog is important to us. They refused.
Now I have a petitions signed by 37 of the 113 unit owners to have the board conduct a new vote on a pet friendly building. They are threatening to not revisit the matter. The one vote margin suggests the errors could have played a part in the result. I have come upon 3 unit owners who never received a ballot when the vote was held. Two of them rented out their units at the time of the vote. The board is composed of seven owners most of whom are against pets in the building. I have asked them to put their personal feelings aside and conduct a democratic process. Does the board have to honor our petition? Thanks, Lee
But last fall the board posted a notice that pet owners do not have a replacement right if they lose their pet in any manner. I asked them to reconsider as we chose this building because a dog is important to us. They refused.
Now I have a petitions signed by 37 of the 113 unit owners to have the board conduct a new vote on a pet friendly building. They are threatening to not revisit the matter. The one vote margin suggests the errors could have played a part in the result. I have come upon 3 unit owners who never received a ballot when the vote was held. Two of them rented out their units at the time of the vote. The board is composed of seven owners most of whom are against pets in the building. I have asked them to put their personal feelings aside and conduct a democratic process. Does the board have to honor our petition? Thanks, Lee