Rules

RULES RESPECTING THE USE OF COMMON ELEMENTS AND UNITS 

PETERBOROUGH CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION NO.  63

(THE CORPORATION) 

Article I 

General Regulations 

The following Rules and Regulations shall be observed by the owners and the term "owner" shall include the owner or any other person occupying the unit, whether as a temporary guest of as a tenant approved by the Board of Directors: 

1. The water closets and other water apparatus shall not be used for purposes other than those for which they are constructed and no sweepings, garbage, rubbish, rags or other substances shall be thrown therein. Any damage resulting to them from misuse or from unusual or unreasonable use shall be borne by the owner who, or whose family, guests, tenants or agents shall cause it 

2. No sign, advertising or notice shall be inscribed, painted, affixed or placed on any part of the outside of the building nor any common elements whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Board. 

3. No screens, awnings or shades shall be erected on the outside of any unit without the prior written consent of the Board. 

4. No portion of the unit and no exterior portion of the common elements designated to be for the exclusive use of that unit's owner shall be painted, decorated or otherwise altered without the prior written consent of the Board. 

5. No owner shall do, or permit anything to be done in his unit, nor bring nor keep anything therein, which will in any way increase the risk of fire or the rate of fire insurance on the building or the property kept therein, or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other owners, or in any way injure or annoy them, or conflict with fire regulations or with any insurance policy carried by the Board or any owner or conflict with any statute, municipal by-law or any Board of Health ordinances. 

6. Nothing shall be placed on the outside of window sills or projections without prior written consent of the Board. 

7. No water shall be left running unless in actual use. Owners are required to turn off on the inside and drain all of the outside water taps connected to their units at the end of he watering season. 

8. No owner shall leave, place or permit to be placed upon the common elements including those over which he has exclusive use, any debris, refuse or garbage except in accordance with the following: 

All such material shall be contained in proper containers or bags and shall be placed and disposed of therein during the hours as municipally advertised in the designated garbage pick-up points. Larger or other items shall be disposed of privately, or in accordance with municipal regulations. 

9. Owners, their families, guests, visitors and servants shall not create nor permit the creation or continuation of any noise or nuisance which, in the opinion of the Board, may or does disturb the comfort and quiet enjoyment of the property by other owners.

10. Owners shall not overload existing electrical circuits. Electrical circuits shall be used in accordance with their specifications. All electrical appliances and equipment used in any unit shall comply with the regulations of the appropriate authorities. 

11. No storage of coal, gas cylinders or any combustible or offensive goods, provisions or materials shall be kept on the property without the consent of the Board. 

12. No antenna, aerial, receiving dish, tower or similar structure shall be erected on or fastened to any unit, except for and in connection with a common system for the property, or with the consent in writing of the Board of Directors. 

13. No one shall harm, mutilate, destroy, alter or litter any of the landscaping work on the property, including grass, trees, shrubs, flower beds or any of the common areas without the consent of the board. 

14. No owner shall do, or permit to be done anything that is contrary to any statute or municipal by-law. 

15. No occupant of a unit or his/her, guest, tenant, family member, servant or agent shall disrupt the work of the Corporation, the Board, the Manager, or their lawful agents, employees or contractors or interfere with the fulfillment of their duties under the declaration, bylaws or rules of the condominium, or otherwise harass such persons by engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome by such person. 

Article II 

Unit Responsibilities 

1. No owner or tenant shall place any reflective or insulating materials or coverings, or any drapes or blinds with silver reflective backing in or on any exterior window or door without the prior written consent of the Board 

2. If an owner makes or installs or causes to be made or installed, any fixture, or installation, the owner shall be responsible for the cost of maintenance, removal and replacement of the same should it be necessary for the maintenance or repair of any common elements. 

3. No owner shall permit an infestation of pests, insects, vermin or rodents to exist at any time in his unit or the adjacent common elements. Owners shall immediately report such incidents to the Board or Manager. 

4. All owners shall ensure that their units are equipped with, and shall maintain operational approved smoke detectors in a place and manner prescribed by the Ontario fire Marshall's Office. 

5. Residents having outdoor cooking equipment fueled by liquid petroleum gas are prohibited from storing the gas cylinders anywhere inside their units. Such equipment and their cylinders must be stored outside away from the units in an area designated for such purposes by the Board. 

Article III 

Common Elements 

1. Nothing shall be placed on, or installed upon the common elements without the prior consent of the Board, and the owner shall have executed and delivered to the Board the following acknowledgment and undertaking to the Corporation: 

I am the registered owner of the above noted unit and have obtained the written approval of the Board to complete certain installations in the common elements immediately adjacent to my unit as described below: 

I confirm acknowledge and agree with the corporation that it should be my responsibility, as owner of the unit, to maintain at all times the above installation in good repair, clean condition and in accordance with the rules and regulations. In the event that I should sell or lease my unit, I hereby undertake to obtain and deliver to the Corporation a similar acknowledgment and undertaking of such person. 

2. The patio area is not part of an owner's unit, but forms part of the common elements over which the owner has been designated exclusive use. An owner may leave seasonal furniture on his patio for the duration of the season only, and neither the patio or front yard may be used for storage purposes. Where the owner has placed such seasonal furniture or any other objects within the patio area, he shall indemnify and save harmless the Corporation from any claim for loss or damage. No hanging and drying of clothes shall be permitted in said areas. 

3. No building, structure or tent shall be erected and no trailer with or without living, sleeping or eating accommodation shall be placed, located, kept or maintained on the common elements. 

4. The sidewalks, entry passageways, walkways and driveways used in common by the owners shall not be obstructed by any of the owners or used by them for any purpose other than that intended for access or egress from their respective units. 

5. Any physical damage to any common element caused by an owner or occupant, visitor or agents shall be repaired by arrangement and under direction of the Board or its Manager at the expense of the unit owner. 

6. No hot tubs, saunas, gazebos or other such structures shall be placed or installed on the common elements or exclusive use common elements without the express written consent of the Board.

Article IV 

Moving 

1. Moving vans, trucks or similar vehicles shall not enter upon any part of the common elements, except those areas approved by the Board or Manager. Such vehicles may remain only long enough for the loading/unloading of said vehicles. 

2. No cartons, boxes or crating material used for household moving will be left in the common elements. 

Article V 

Security Respecting Tenancies 

1. In pursuance of the relevant provisions set forth in the Declaration, the following Rules shall apply to the use and occupation of units which are not occupied by the unit owner: 

(a) No unit shall be occupied under a lease or licence arrangement for transient or hotel purposes. 

(b) No portion of the unit shall be partitioned or divided for use as a separate residence. 

(c) In order to ensure and to facilitate and full compliance with the Condominium Acı, R.S.O. and with the registered Declaration, prior to entering into a lease of his unit, an owner shall provide to the Board, in writing, the tenant's name, others intending to reside in the unit, their names and ages and such other information as the Board may reasonably require. 

(d) Prior to the commencement date of the tenancy, the owner shall obtain the formal written consent of the Board and shall provide access to his unit to the Board for the express purpose of inspecting the unit, including fixtures and equipment to ensure that everything has been properly maintained. 

2. Also, prior to the commencement date of the tenancy, the owner shall deliver to the Corporation an Agreement and Information Sheet duly executed by the tenant in accordance with the Declaration. In the event that the owner fails to provide such an agreement and to comply with the foregoing Rule No. 1(c) prior to the commencement date of the tenancy, and in compliance with the Act, any person or persons intending to reside in the owner's unit shall be deemed to be a trespasser and entry to or upon the common elements may be expressly denied by the Corporation until and unless such person(s) and the owner comply with the within Rules and with the Declaration.

3. Within twenty (20) days of ceasing to rent his unit, or within twenty (20) days of his being advised that his tenant has vacated or abandoned the unit, as the case may be, the owner shall notify the Corporation in writing that the unit is no longer being rented. 

4. A tenant who has been notified by the Corporation that an owner is in default of payment of common expenses is obliged to pay such common expenses and deduct the same from the rent ordinarily payable to the owner. No owner is released from any of his obligations with respect to his unit as a consequence of any lease or rental. 

Article VI 

Pets 

1. No animals, livestock, reptiles or fowl other than pets shall be kept or permitted within or upon the property, and no pets that deemed by the Board, acting reasonably, to be a nuisance shall be kept or allowed upon or within the property. 

2. Every owner of a dog who keeps such a dog within or about the property from time to time shall register and license such a dog with the municipality. Each such dog owner shall comply in all respects with existing municipal by-laws with respect to dogs and with the Rules of the Corporation. 

3. No dogs shall be allowed upon the common elements unless held by a leash or carried, and within the property, dogs must at all times be kept under personal supervision and control. No dog owner shall knowingly or unknowingly allow the dog to run at large upon the common elements. For the purposes of this section, a dog shall be deemed to be running at large when found not under the control of any person on any portion of the common elements. Any person shall be entitled to take charge of any dog found running at large upon the property, but shall deliver the dog as soon as possible to an Animal Control Officer designated by the Municipality. Nothing in this section confers upon any person the right to enter any unit. 

4. All droppings shall be removed immediately by the person in control of the pet. Violation of this rule shall constitute sufficient grounds for the removal of the pet by resolution of the Board. 

5. No owner of a pet shall allow the pet to interfere with any other person, animal or object, or to howl or bark uncontrolled to the disturbance of any other resident. Pet owners shall be responsible for any damage or additional maintenance to the common elements caused by their pets and may be assessed and charged therefore. 

6. Every dog owner shall have their dog inoculated with a rabies vaccine at least once each twelve (12) months and shall produce to the Board evidence of such inoculation upon request. 

7. Any owner who keeps or allows a pet within or upon the property contrary to these Rules or any of them, or who has on more than one occasion permitted a breach of these Rules or any of them, shall within fourteen (14) days of receipt of written notice by Resolution of the Board permanently remove such a pet from the property. 

8. Camden Meadows condominiums grants and authorizes the Animal Control Officer of the municipality the right of entry over, upon and through the common elements for the sole purpose of enforcing by-laws and regulations with respect to animals. 

Article VII 

Parking and Driveways 

1. Parking is prohibited in Fire Zones, delivery and garbage pick-up areas, traffic lanes and access routes. 

2. In the event of a mechanical breakdown of a vehicle, the owner of such vehicle shall remove the vehicle from any right-of-way and have the vehicle removed as soon as possible. No repairs other than minor or emergency repairs may be made to any vehicle on any of the common elements. 

3. Except for his private passenger vehicle, no owner or occupant shall store or leave in his parking space any object, including tires, vehicle parts, firewood, rubbish, trailers or commercial vehicles. 

4. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any part of the common elements not designated for the passage or placement of a motor vehicle. 

5. No person shall place, leave, park or permit to be placed, left or parked upon the common elements any vehicle, operative or inoperative, which in the opinion of the Manager, or the Board, may pose a security or safety risk of any sort, or any unlicensed or unregistered vehicle. Upon 72 hours notice from the Board or Manager, the owner of such a vehicle shall be required to remove or attend to the vehicle as necessary. In default of which, the vehicle may be removed from the property at the direction of the Board at the expense of the owner. 

6. Motorcycles shall be licensed and equipped with lights and the most recently approved safety devices, and operated in such manner as to not obstruct traffic or disturb the residents. 

7. All vehicles must be operated in such a manner as to not obstruct traffic, and not disturb or pose any threat to the residents, their guests, their property or their pets. No motorized recreational vehicles, licensed or unlicensed shall be operated on the property. 

8. No person shall park or use a vehicle in contravention of these Rules, otherwise such person shall be liable to action by the municipality and/or have his vehicle removed from the property in which event neither the Corporation or its agent shall be held liable whatsoever for any damage, costs or expenses howsoever caused to such vehicle, or to the owner thereof 

Article VIII 

Enforcement 

1. These Rules and Regulations extend to all present and future owners, tenants and residents of all units, as provided by the Act, all of whom shall be subject to and shall comply with all of the provisions of the Act, the Declaration, the By-laws, and Rules and Regulations. 

2. In addition to all other means of enforcement available to the Corporation, attention is directed to the Act which provides that a duty imposed by the Act, the Declaration, By-laws or the Rules may be enforced by an order of the court directing the performance of the duty. 

3. All costs, including legals costs on a substantial indemnification basis, and damages incured by the Corporation, the Board or the Manager as a result of a breach of the Rules by any owner, tenant, family, guests, servants, agents or occupants, shall be borne by the owner, and recoverable by the Corporation against the owner in the same manner and upon the same terms as common expense arrears.