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 Place91裸聊视频檚 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.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 kind of become a bit of an uncomfortable environment and unfortunately there91裸聊视频檚 a few people in this building that just aren91裸聊视频檛 really demonstrating kind of the values that I want to make sure I live by and so for that reason I want to find a new place where both Scout and I will be welcome,91裸聊视频� she told the Now-Leader.

Merani received a letter from strata manager Kathy Blake on Nov. 6, with a copy to the council president, telling her, 91裸聊视频淵our dog is already taller than the bylaw permits (1491裸聊视频� 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, 2020.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 incredible, she91裸聊视频檚 actually my first puppy. I91裸聊视频檝e had pets before but she91裸聊视频檚 my first dog and it91裸聊视频檚 been wonderful because I work from home now,91裸聊视频� Merani said. 91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 been my saving grace this past year.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 got her when she was exactly eight weeks old. She91裸聊视频檚 been with me every single day since then and I just can91裸聊视频檛, you know, it wouldn91裸聊视频檛 be my home. Like I wouldn91裸聊视频檛 want to live here without her, it wouldn91裸聊视频檛 be my home without her.91裸聊视频�

Merani said she didn91裸聊视频檛 realize there was a bylaw regarding a pet91裸聊视频檚 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.

91裸聊视频淭he first step was getting 20 per cent of the owners to sign a petition to get the bylaw changed as an item on the agenda for the AGM, which I did with ease,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚 needed to get at least 75 per cent of support in changing that bylaw but unfortunately that didn91裸聊视频檛 happen.91裸聊视频�

Merani said other residents are violating the bylaw but 91裸聊视频渦nfortunately I91裸聊视频檓 the only one being singled out,91裸聊视频� she said.

The Now-Leader reached out to Strataco Management Ltd. for comment Monday.

91裸聊视频淭his is a matter between the owners and the strata corporation,91裸聊视频� Blake said. 91裸聊视频淚f I comment I can be inadvertently breaching privacy and other important issues and so at this time I really don91裸聊视频檛 have comment for you.91裸聊视频�

Strata council president Linda Moore also declined to comment.

91裸聊视频淚t concerns bylaw enforcement and I91裸聊视频檓 not able to comment. It might infringe on the privacy of the owner so we91裸聊视频檝e got to really be careful,91裸聊视频� she said Tuesday.

As for Merani91裸聊视频檚 claims she91裸聊视频檚 been 91裸聊视频渟ingled out,91裸聊视频� Moore said, 91裸聊视频淚 really don91裸聊视频檛 want to comment on that because that infringes on other owners as well.91裸聊视频�

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