Deed Restrictions Can Prohibit Large Dogs

Question: When we bought our Gilbert home last year, we received the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (“CC&Rs”) from the HOA. Probably like most home buyers, however, we didn’t carefully read the fifty or so pages of CC&Rs. We are now being fined by the HOA because we have two large German Shepherds, and the CC&Rs…

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An HOA Without Dog Breed Restrictions Can Still Demand Removal

An HOA Without Dog Breed Restrictions Can Still Demand Removal of Aggressive Pitbull   Question: One of the neighbors in our South Scottsdale community has a Pitbull that has severely bitten two other dogs in our community. The CC&Rs generally require that the neighbors live in harmony with one another, and also require that dogs and other…

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