GOLDFISH

QUESTION: If associations can no longer prohibit pets, can they restrict them to goldfish only?

ANSWER: No. As provided for in Civil Code §1360.5, boards cannot restrict pets to fish only. They must allow at least one bird, cat, dog, or aquatic animal (kept within an aquarium). Owners can pick which one, not boards. However, boards can restrict size, number and breeds of the animals.

Updated by ADAMS KESSLER 9/22/2007