A Surrey woman has been told by her strata council to get rid of her beloved dog Scout because the nine-month-old Golden Retriever is more than 14 inches tall at the shoulder, contrary to Boundary Park Place香蕉视频直播檚 bylaw governing pet height.
After unsuccessfully trying to fight it, rather than say goodbye to her pet, Rabiya Merani has decided to sell her Newton home and move on.
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Merani received a letter from strata manager Kathy Blake on Nov. 6, with a copy to the council president, telling her, 香蕉视频直播淵our dog is already taller than the bylaw permits (14香蕉视频直播� at the shoulder) and as such the Strata Council voted that you must remove the dog from the premises. The date by which the dog must be removed is December 6, 2020.香蕉视频直播�
Merani has lived at Boundary Park Place, a 34-unit condominium complex, since October 2019 and got Scout in May 2020.
She said Scout, who is now 19 inches tall at her shoulder, has been a good companion during the pandemic.
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Merani said she didn香蕉视频直播檛 realize there was a bylaw regarding a pet香蕉视频直播檚 height on the books, and when she did she contacted the property management company to see what the process was to get the bylaw changed.
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Merani said other residents are violating the bylaw but 香蕉视频直播渦nfortunately I香蕉视频直播檓 the only one being singled out,香蕉视频直播� she said.
The Now-Leader reached out to Strataco Management Ltd. for comment Monday.
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Strata council president Linda Moore also declined to comment.
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