Owner Lease vs. Condo Rules (pets)

[mrpierce]

I signed a 1 year lease with the owner of a condo. In the lease it specifically states I can have a dog (<15 lbs, Maltese). I filled out registration documents provided by my landlord he received from the building managment company. In addition, I put down a pet deposit. All paperwork was completed, provided to the managment company, and the check was cashed a month prior to move in.

After I moved in, the condo board brought to my landlord's attention that in their condo association rules renters are not allowed to have dogs. However, if you are the owner you are allowed to have dogs. (There are plenty of dogs in the building.)

Can an association draft a rule in their laws that discriminate against a renter as stated above? Furthermore, if they were aware of the dog, received the paperwork, and cashed the check prior to my move in, isn't that an affirmation of acceptance of the dog? (Note: the paperwork for dog registration was not a document for the association to sign off on, merely to be used to gather information from me.)

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[Duranie]

It is the landlords responsibility to make sure he is following all rules of the HOA. some HOA's to not even allow renters and they are legally allowed to do so, so I don't see why they aren't allowed to ban animals from renters. So if you want to keep the dog you'll have to talk to the landlord about getting out of your lease. This is the landlords fault, not yours.