The tenant owner of a companion animal shall have the following responsibilities:
I.
- (a) To provide the management with a signed agreement with some person, or other legal entity, other than another tenant, that such person or legal entity shall act as a temporary or permanent caretaker for the companion animal if the owner cannot care for it, whether temporarily or permanently.
- (b) The signed agreement shall also permit management to implement the agreement referred to in subparagraph (a), if the animal is not cared for properly or is abused in any manner.
- II. To provide the management with a veterinarian certificate stating that the animal is in good health and, if the animal is a cat or a dog, that it has been neutered or spayed, as applicable.
- III. To be totally responsible for the care and cleanliness of the companion animal whether within the owner's building, on the building grounds, or on adjacent property.
- IV. To be limited to no more than one companion animal per apartment, with the exception of birds and aquarium fish.
- V. To abide by any local ordinances that may affect the custody of certain companion animals.
Source. 1989, 7:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.