Escrow Out Loud: San Francisco Real Estate

Pets in condos. Cats. Chinchillas. Iguanas. Dogs. San Francisco is, after all, rumored to have more dogs than children. What happens when dangerous animals roam the halls? Or when innocent Fido gets heavier than the building weight limit? This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we talk about a subject that’s near and dear to a lot of people’s hearts – pets and homeowners’ associations (HOA’s).Being able to finally take give a home for a pet is a very common reason people think about switching from renting to homeownership. However, communal living requires shared agreements about when and where you can do your own thing, and animals tend to want to always do their own thing. Condo homes always have HOAs which, among other things, include rules about animals.We talk about covenants, conditions, and restriction (CC&Rs) set by HOAs about pets in condos; what kind of restrictions are sometimes put in place? Common restrictions for pets in condos can include the number of pets allo