GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. The sidewalks, entrances, and all of the Common Elements must not be obstructed or encumbered or used for any purposes other than ingress or egress to and from a Unit; nor shall any carriages, velocipedes, bicycles, wagons, shopping carts, toys, garbage cans or any other object of a similar or dissimilar type and nature be stored therein. Chairs, tables and benches will be permitted at the discretion of the Newport Square Condominium Association Board of Directors. 2. Nothing may be used or stored on the patios and balconies except appropriate patio furniture and accessories, flower pots and grills. Grilling is restricted to rear patios and balconies only. 3. No plaques, wreaths, welcome signs, name plates, flowers pots or other accessories may be attached to any Building or Common Element. 4. The personal property of all Unit Owners shall be stored within their Units. No Unit Owner is permitted to store pet waste, gardening supplies around or behind the shrubs outside their Unit. 5. No garbage cans, supplies, milk bottles, or other articles shall be placed on the balconies, nor shall any linens, cloths, clothing, curtains, rugs, mops or laundry of any kind, or other articles, be shaken or hung from any of the windows, doors, or balconies, or exposed on any part of the Common Elements. The Common Elements shall be kept free and clear of rubbish, debris and other unsightly material. 6. All trash, garbage and other waste must be placed in plastic bags, sealed with bag ties and placed curbside after 6:00PM during the months of April through October and after 4:30PM during the months of November through March the evening before the scheduled pickup. 7. Nothing shall be placed in the mulch beds without the prior approval of the Newport Square Condominium Association Board of Directors.
8. Holiday decorations may be displayed in or around the Unit. Such items must be attached in such a manner that no damage (including but not limited to nail holes) will occur to the Unit. Decorations shall be put up on more than fourteen (14) days before the holiday and removed within fourteen (14) days after the designated holiday date. EXCEPTION: Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanza decorations may be displayed from Thanksgiving Day.
9. Birdfeeders are strictly prohibited with the exception humming bird feeders. Humming bird feeders are only permitted at the rear of the Unit in an area that does not interfere the grass cutting. 10. Damage or destruction to any portion of the Common Areas caused by Unit Owners, their guests or employees shall be repaired at the expense of the responsible Unit Owner. 11. Awning posts not being used during the intended awning season for the intended purpose must be removed. 12. Employees of the Executive Board shall not be used to perform any function or service except that for which they are employed. 13. No Unit Owner shall make or permit any disturbing noises in the Building by himself, his family, servants, employees, agents, visitors, licensees, and tenants, nor do or permit anything by such persons that will interfere with the rights, comforts, or convenience of the Unit Owners. No Unit Owners shall play upon, or permit to be played upon, any musical instrument, or operate or permit to be operated, a phonograph, television set, radio or sound amplifier, in his Unit in such a manner as to disturb or annoy other occupants of the Building. No Unit Owner shall conduct or permit to be conducted, vocal or instrumental instruction at any time in such a manner as to disturb or annoy the occupants of the Building. 14. No radio or television aerial, antenna, satellite or wiring shall be installed without the written consent of the Executive Board. Any aerial, antenna, satellite dish or wiring erected or installed without the consent of the Executive Board, in writing, may be removed upon direction of the Executive Board, without notice, and at the cost of the Unit Owner for whose benefit the installation was made. 15. Except as otherwise permitted in the Declaration, no sign, advertisement, notice or other lettering shall be exhibited, displayed, inscribed, painted or affixed in, on or upon any part of the Condominium development or in, on or upon any part of a Unit by any Unit Owner or occupant. 16. No awning, canopy, shutter or other projection shall be attached to or placed upon the outside walls or roof of the Building, without the written consent of the Executive Board. Nothing shall be placed on or in or projected from the exterior doors, windows or window sills, including, without limitation, awnings, air conditioners, ventilators or fans. No clothes or other property shall be dried in or hung in or from any window, terrace or balcony. All storm doors that are installed must be full view storm doors. The door and the color must meet the approval of the Executive Board. No Unit owner shall be permitted to make alterations to the
Common Areas or the outside of their Unit without the consent and approval of the Executive Board. 17. The Executive Board may require the removal of any interior blinds, shades, screens, decorative panels, window or door coverings attached to or hung, or used in connection with any window or door in a Unit, in such a manner as to be visible to the outside of the Building, if the same, is the sole discretion of the Board, are offensive or inappropriate in appearance. 18. No nuisances shall be allowed upon the Property nor any use or practice which is the source of nuisances to occupants or which interferes with the peaceful possession and proper use of the Property by its residents. No Unit Owner shall permit any use of his Unit or make any use of the Common Elements, which will increase the rate of insurance upon any part of the Property. 19. No immoral, improper, offensive or unlawful use shall be made of the Property or any part thereof; and all valid laws, zoning ordinances, and regulations of all governmental bodies having jurisdiction thereof shall be observed. The responsibility of meeting the requirements of governmental bodies, which shall require maintenance, modifications or repair of the Property, shall be the same as the responsibility of maintenance and repair of the property concerned. 20. No Unit Owner shall be permitted to have more than two pets without the approval of the Executive Board. Only normal household pets will be permitted in the Condominium Units. In no event shall any pet be permitted in any outside area to run free and must be leashed at all times. All pets must be properly licensed and vaccinated. No owner shall permit his animal to disturb any other Unit Owner. The excrement of these pets must be cleaned up by their Owner immediately. If the pet becomes a nuisance to any of the Unit Owners, then upon written application to the Executive Board, the Unit Owner will be put on notice as per the enforcement policy detailed in the Rules and Regulations. If the violation continues, the Unit owner will be required to remove the pet permanently. No pet run or permanent stakes are permitted to be installed in the common elements at any time. 21. AII electrical equipment and all appliances of every kind, however powered, installed or used in a Unit, shall comply with all rules, requirements, regulations and recommendations of all public authorities and boards of fire underwriters having jurisdiction. 22. Drains, water closets, baths, showers and the like shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which designed, nor shall any sweepings, rubbish, rags or any other improper articles be thrown into the same. The cost of repairing any damage to the Building resulting from any such misuse shall be borne by the Unit Owner of the Unit in which the misuse occurred.
23. No Unit Owner shall bring or shall permit to be brought into or kept in a Unit any highly inflammable or combustible, or any explosive or otherwise extrahazardous, fluid, material, chemical or substance except those in common use for ordinary household purposes. 24. Any complaints regarding the maintenance and condition of the Common Elements or the actions of the Executive Board or its officers, agents, employees or independent contractors, or of any other Unit Owner or any Members of his family, guests, employees or independent contractors, shall be made in writing to the Executive Board or the Manager, who shall be permitted (except in emergencies) a reasonable time in which to study and act upon the complaint before any other action is taken by the Unit Owner. 25. Rules concerning the use of the swimming pool and tennis court will be promulgated by the Executive Board and distributed to all Unit Owners. These Rules and hours of operation must be observed by all Unit Owners, Unit occupants and guests. 26. The use of all parking areas situate in front of Condominium Units shall be limited to the parking of currently licensed and inspected automobiles in operating condition. No truck, trailers, vans, recreational vehicles, boats or boat trailers may be parked in those parking areas situate in front of Condominium Units. No repairs, except minor repairs taking less than 24 hours, may be made to automobiles in any of the parking areas and no minor repairs shall be performed to automobiles in those parking lots situate in front of Condominium Units. 27. Any consent or approval given by the Executive Board or the Manager under these rules may be revoked or modified at any time.