AMBERLAND OWNERS, INC / HUDSON WOODS
ESTATES
GUIDELINES FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND
SERVICE DOGS.
Adapted by the Board of Directors on May
23, 2017
1. Individuals
with disabilities must have a psychological or physical diagnosis as a disabled
person which is a qualifying handicap under the Federal Fair Housing Act or
disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Human Rights Law of
New York State.
2. The
individual must provide appropriate documentation to the Board and Building
Management from a licensed mental or physical health professional demonstrating
the diagnosis and provide an application that the dog being proposed provides a
service that supports the treatment of the diagnosed disability or provides the
services needed (i.e. seeing eye dogs for blind residents). Approvals must be
renewed once a year with appropriate documentation. Complete applications with all required
documentation must be submitted to the Board of Directors 30 days prior to any
emotional support or service dog is brought into the cooperative buildings.
3. All
support and service dogs must have demonstrated all required inoculations, town
licenses, and other required administrative certifications. A picture of the dog must be submitted with
the application and kept current.
4. Dogs
weighing more than 40 pounds at maturity are not permitted, except for seeing
eye dogs. Pit Bull dogs are not permitted.
Only one dog per apartment shall be permitted.
5. All
support and service dogs must wear vests that indicate that they are service
animals, be on leashes when outside the owner’s apartment, including within
permitted access areas and elevators.
The support animals may not be walked on cooperative property, except
for ingress and egress to buildings (i.e. not in back yards or parking
areas.) The Board of Directors or
managing agent may designate areas where the support animal may not enter as
long as there is a reasonable basis for doing so (i.e. playgrounds, etc.)
6. The
Board may withdraw its approval for dogs which are a nuisance (as examples:
uncontrolled barking, or barking when someone walks down the hall on the floor
where the dog lives, jumping on people or growling and snapping at people,
repeated incidents of the dog reliving itself in the building, etc.)
7. Dog
owners must curb their dogs and remove waste material in accordance with the
law.
8. The
owner will not be charged any additional security deposit. However, the owner will be responsible to the
cooperative corporation and all shareholders, residents, invitees and the
managing agent for any injuries and damages created or caused by the animal and
will be responsible for restricting aggressive and unsafe behavior. Approval for any service dog which violates
any of these rules may be revoked by the Board and such dog must be removed
from the complex within 72 hours.
9. The owner must keep in force during the pendency of the support anumal’s residence and provide the Board and management upon their application with a copy of their tenant liability insurance policy covering injuries and damages caused by the support animal.
10. Approval by the Board of a particular support animal will only apply to that particular animal and not a replacement. An additional application will be required for each animal.
