Pets

Important Notice:

To: All DOG OWNERS. Please do NOT allow your dog to relieve itself in the halls, stairwells, elevator, parkade or anywhere within the interior spaces of Mermaid Wharf. If your dog has an accident, please clean it up. If the accident occurs on a carpeted area, please inform Paul Cook, Building Maintenance, immediately so that the area may be cleaned and disinfected before a stain sets in.



Mermaid Wharf Bylaws - Use of property – Pets

1                    (1)        Owners, tenants and occupants shall not keep pets or animals of any kind in or about a residential strata lot or the common property other than:

(a)        a reasonable number of aquarium fish (maximum size of aquarium to be 25 gallons);

(b)        not more than one small caged mammal (no reptiles or snakes);

(c)        not more than one small caged bird such as canaries or budgies;

(d)        not more than 1 domestic house cat; and

(e)        not more than 1 dog.

(2)               An owner, tenant or occupant that keeps a Cat and/or Dog in a residential strata lot, either permanently or temporarily, shall register that Cat and/or Dog with the Strata Council by providing to the Strata Council a written notice, signed by the owner, tenant or occupant setting out the name, breed and colour of the Cat and/or Dog, the strata lot number of the strata lot in which the Cat and / or Dog is kept and the name and telephone number of the owner of the Cat and/or Dog.  Upon registration, there will be a one-time, non-refundable, CAT AND/OR DOG FEE of $50.00 to register the Cat and/or Dog.

(3)               Pets must be carried or on a short leash while their owner is in the common areas of the building and must be on a leash while on the exterior common property and are not allowed on the landscaped grounds. An owner of a pet shall not permit the pet to urinate or defecate on the common property, and if any pet does urinate or defecate on common property, the owner shall immediately and completely remove all of the pet's waste from the common property, and dispose of it in an appropriate, sanitary manner.

(4)               Pet owners are responsible for any damage caused by their pet. Should the Strata Council receive a complaint about a permitted pet, then the Strata Council will investigate the complaint and if they find that the pet is a nuisance due to noise, odour, aggressive behaviour or otherwise they will notify the pet owner in writing. If the nuisance has not been rectified within 48 hours they will deliver a final warning in writing. If the nuisance has not been rectified within a further 48 hours, then they may, in their sale discretion, order that the pet be removed permanently from the Strata Corporation building on 14 days written notice at the owner's expense.

(5)               An owner, tenant or occupant whose guest or invitee brings an animal or pet onto the common property will ensure that the guest or invitee complies with all requirements of these bylaws as they relate to animals and shall perform all of the duties and obligations with respect to that animal or pet as set out in these bylaws.