5 Facts About Uncollected Dog Waste In Your HOA

Besides being a nuisance, uncollected dog waste is a serious problem for your association. Next time you’re tempted to leave your dog droppings on the lawn, please remember these facts:

• The Environmental Protection Agency is becoming aggressive about enforcing the Clean Water Act. Your association can be fined if dog waste isn’t picked up! (More fines, less reserve money, potentially higher dues….you see where this goes…..).

• Uncollected dog waste may lead to a special assessment. If fined by the EPA, the association could face a potential special assessment that would be levied against all homeowners – not just dog owners.

• The appearance and quality of common areas are known to affect home sales – not just wether and how much they sell, but how quickly too!

• The more residents complain about dog waste, the more time a community manager spends on enforcement, rather than serving the association on higher priority issues.

• Uncollected dog waste spreads disease and attracts rodents who feed on pet waste (EWWW!). Especially with summer coming around, more animals are going to be out and about…..do you want to attract them to your HOA community?