Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: HOA rule changes - dog restriction

Your current pets should be grandfathered until they pass away or you move them out of your home for good. Thereafter, you would have to comply with the new rules.

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Re: HOA rule changes - dog restriction

It depends on the by-laws of the HOA. Usually, they can not disallow people who grandfather (pre-date) the changes, but the by-laws may allow it based on necessity or safety, or something of the like.

I recommend chacking with the HOA to see what thieir stand is on the issue. If they tell you that your other pets have to go, then demand the authority (require them to cite a section of the by-laws) for their actions regarding pets that predate the changes.

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