Rules & Regulations

RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES

UNIT OWNER AND TENANT INFORMATION

These Rules, Regulations, and Policies, Unit Owners and Tenant Information are adopted

pursuant to Article III of the Ponds Edge Association Bylaws.

ACCESS TO UNITS: As maintenance work is conducted around the Condominium complex and if access to your unit is needed, the Board must request access in advance and must enter your unit at a time convenient to you with an owner or someone designated by the owner.

ALTERATIONS TO COMMON ELEMENTS: Nothing shall be altered or constructed in or removed from the Common Elements except upon the prior written consent of the Board of Directors as appropriate and stated in the by-laws.

ANIMAL - COMMERCIAL PURPOSES: No person shall bring or keep any animal within the Condominium for breeding purposes or for any commercial purpose.

ANIMAL - DEFECATION: If an animal defecates anywhere within the Condominium complex, the person who keeps that animal shall immediately collect and suitably dispose of the waste.

ANIMALS - HOW MANY: No more than one animal shall be kept in any one unit without permission of the Board of Directors. Unit occupants whose animals bear litters of young shall have ten weeks from the date the litter is born to comply with this role.

ANIMALS - LEASHES: Any person keeping an animal within the Condominium shall leash or otherwise restrain the animal at all times. Animals may not be leashed to stationary objects on the Common Elements in excess of 15 minutes.

ANIMALS - LIABILITY: Unit occupants shall indemnify the Association and the Board of Directors and hold it harmless against any loss or liability in the complex of any kind arising from an animal kept by Unit Occupants.

ANIMALS - NOISE: No person shall bring or keep an animal within the Condominium which frequently or habitually makes enough noise to disturb any other person within the Condominium. Unit occupants must cause the animal they keep to stay within the noise limits of this rule. If the problem is not corrected, the Board of Directors may require the unit occupant to dispose of the animal within ten days of written notice from the Association.

ANIMAL- REGISTRATION: Animals kept by unit occupants must be registered with the Association when the animal is first brought into the complex.

ANIMALS - UNDOMESTICATED: Livestock, poultry, reptiles or dangerous, wild or undomesticated animals are not allowed in any unit or on the Common areas. Animals of species not commonly kept as household pets within the United States are not allowed.

ANIMAL - COMMERCIAL PURPOSES: No person shall bring or keep any animal within the Condominium for breeding purposes or for any commercial purposes.

ASSESSMENTS of CHARGES for VIOLATIONS: The Association Board of Directors of your Condominium is legally empowered to assess charges against unit owners for violations of the Bylaws or of these Rules, Regulations, and Policies. Similar to unpaid Condominium fees, these charges imposed by the Association Board may be turned into liens, which make your unit difficult to sell without payment.

ATTICS: Expanding your unit into the attic is prohibited.

CHILDREN: Adult unit owners are responsible for the actions of their children and of children of guests.

COMPLAINTS: Complaints regarding the management of the units or Common areas or regarding actions of other unit owners or their tenants, guests, families or animals shall be made in writing to the Association Board of Directors.

STORAGE OF DANGEROUS ARTICLES: Gasoline and other flammable liquids shall not be stored on the Common areas, or in the Units except in moderate quantities used to light lamps or to operate cigarette lighters or gas barbecues. Explosive materials are not permitted in Units, Common areas.

STRUCTURAL CHANGES: Unit owners may not make structural additions to, alterations to, improvements in or changes in the outside appearance of their units without the prior written consent of the Association Board of Directors. Even when permission is received, those making changes must obtain required permits from the City of Coralville.

YARD SALES: Individual yard sales are not allowed on the Common grounds of complex.

USE OF UNITS: No unit shall be used for commercial or business purpose or for any other purpose than that for which the association was originally designed. Unit owners may create home offices within their units provided the unit's primary use remains residential.

DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND COMMON ELEMENTS: Any damage done to buildings or other Common Elements caused by a unit owner, his guests, tenants, family or animal shall be repaired at the expense of the unit owner. Damage done to Common areas must be promptly reported to the Association Board of Directors.

DECKS -APPEARANCE/MAINTENANCE/REPAIR: Unit owners are responsible for the maintenance, appearance and structural integrity of their decks. Decks may not be painted or stained, but should be treated with clear sealants.

DECKS - LEGAL STATUS: Decks outside the units are considered Limited Common Elements of the Condominium. They are not part of the unit but they are used for the benefit of the occupants of the unit to which they are attached.

EXTERIOR CHANGES: Unit owners may not paint or alter the exterior of their units, including doors, windows, decks and structural changes without prior written consent of the Association Board of Directors.

GARBAGE: No person shall dispose of any garbage or other refuse anywhere within the Condominium except by placing it in suitable bags, boxes or other containers and placing them in the containers of the type and locations designated from time to time by the Association Board of Directors.

GUESTS: Unit owners are responsible for the actions of their guests.

LIGHTING OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS: Unit occupants are encouraged to keep their front and back porch lights on from sunset to sunrise every day of the year. Maintenance and operation of the fixtures and replacement of bulbs for the front and back porch lights is the responsibility of the unit owner.

Unit owners who wish to install new light fixtures or who wish to improve Common Element lighting at their own expense must obtain approval for any such improvement or changes from the Association Board of Directors.

NOISE: No unit occupant shall make or permit to be made any noise that will disturb or annoy the occupants of any of the units of the Condominium or do or permit anything to be done which interferes with the rights, comfort, convenience or quiet enjoyment of the other unit occupants. Social gatherings inside or outside units shall abide by Village quiet hours. "QUIET HOURS" ARE 10 P.M. TO 8 A.M. MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND BEFORE 10:00 A.M. ON SUNDAYS."

OBJECTS OUTSIDE UNITS - ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS: No objects, such as but not limited to shades, awnings, window guards, ventilators, fans, window air conditioners or light fixtures may be used which protrude outside the unit in which they are used.

Signs and advertisements shall not be displayed outside units on the Common Elements except for temporary "open house" signs which are kept in place for a reasonable number of hours on weekends. Signs (for sale or for rent) are allowed inside windows of units for the purpose of selling or renting of that unit. "For Sale" signs pursuant to a foreclosure or a similar action do not require advance Board approval.

Radio and television antennas and satellite dishes of any size may not be attached to or occupy space in the Common Elements. Exceptions to these rules may be made, but must be approved in advance by the Association Board of Directors.

OBJECTS OUTSIDE UNITS - ON COMMON ELEMENTS: Clothes lines, gym equipment, sand boxes, dog houses, portable swimming pools, permanently installed umbrellas, antennas and other similar pieces of equipment shall not be allowed on the Common Elements and/or the Limited Common Elements (including decks).

TIME SHARING: Units may not be sold on a time sharing basis or other basis which would allow weekly, monthly or other short-term occupancy of units.

USE OF COMMON GROUNDS: Common Grounds of the complex are intended for the enjoyment of all unit occupants and their guests. In addition to any restrictions specified elsewhere in these Rules, Regulations, and Policies or in the Bylaws, the Common grounds shall not be used in a manner which tends to destroy or damage any Common grounds or any units. Activities which use large portions of the Common grounds for long periods of time abuse this privilege, For example, ball games may result in damage to lawns and shrubbery or broken windows and are prohibited. Please keep barbecues and other social gatherings to a reasonable size.

PARKING SPACES - COMMON ELEMENTS: The main streets within Pond's Edge Condominiums Owners Association complex are part of the Common Elements. All overflow parking spaces are part of the Condominium.

PARKING SPACES - PARKING OF VEHICLES: Parking spaces are available to unit owners, their families, tenants and guests on a "first come - first served" basis. Vehicles may not be parked in such a manner as to prevent ready access to any parking spaces of the complex.

PARKING SPACES - PLAYING IN: No adult or child shall use, nor shall any adult permit a child for whom he or she is responsible to use the Condominium parking lot as a playground or as a site for any sport game or play whether alone or with others.

PARKING SPACES - POSTED REGULATIONS: Users of Condominium parking lots shall obey the parking regulations posted by the Board of Directors.

PARKING SPACES - REPAIR TO VEHICLES: Repair of vehicles is not allowed except in areas that may be designated for that purpose by the Board of Directors. On Common Element parking lots, emergency maintenance, light maintenance and normal cleaning are allowed. Oil changes and other fluid changes are not permitted since they soil the Common Elements.

PARKING SPACES - VEHICLE WASHING: Cars may be washed in any space on the Common Element parking lots as long as the rights and convenience of other parking lot users are not infringed upon.

PARKING SPACES - VEHICLES ALLOWED: No person shall bring or keep within the Condominium any boat, truck having more than four wheels, recreational vehicle (other than four-wheeled van), mobile home or trailer, or vehicle too large to fit in one parking space (including limousines), without the prior permission of the Board of Directors. Junk vehicles, inoperable vehicles or vehicles without current registration plates, licenses or inspection stickers are not allowed on the Common Elements. No person shall bring or keep within the Condominium any vehicle not equipped with the proper muffler in good working order, or which causes an unreasonable amount of noise for any other reason. Moving vans and other trucks used to move household items in and out of units are allowed for reasonable periods of time.

RECYCLING: Pond's Edge has contracted with Johnson Refuse for recycle collection. You can place all items that need to be recycled into the containers provided. Please follow these guidelines:

Acceptable Materials:

* Clear, brown or green glass bottles and jars - rinsed clean, with caps removed (labels and neck rings are okay).

* Metal food and beverage cans rinsed clean, with caps removed (labels are okay).

* Plastic bottles and jugs rinsed clean, with caps removed and crushed to reduce volume (labels and neck rings are okay).

Non-Acceptable Materials:

* Glass items other than bottles and jars (no cookware, drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, etc.).

* Plastic materials other than bottles and jars (no grocery bags, Styrofoam, margarine tubs, deli containers, etc.).

* Metal containers other than food or beverage cans.

* Containers of any kind that held toxic or hazardous materials (no motor oil bottles, herbicide or pesticide containers, medicine containers, containers from chemical cleaning products, paint solvents cans, etc.).

RULES: These Rules, Regulations and Policies may be amended, altered, or repealed at any time by the Board of Directors as long as the change does not violate the Bylaws. Any unit may propose rule changes to the Board. The Board is responsible for posting or disseminating rule changes in a reasonable amount of time before they take effect.

STORAGE ON COMMON ELEMENTS: No bicycles, scooters, baby carriages or similar vehicles or toys or other personal articles shall be left unattended on the Common Elements.

Furniture, packages or other objects may not be placed on the Common grounds unless otherwise provided by the Association Board of Directors. Lawn chairs and tables and barbecues are allowed on lawns for the duration of appropriate social gatherings but should be removed and not left unattended afterwards.

TENANTS: Unit owners are responsible for the actions of their tenants. Unit owners are responsible for providing copies of the Bylaws and these Rules, Regulations, and Policies to tenants. Leases must specify that tenants are responsible for adhering to the Bylaws and the Rules, Regulations, and Policies. Non-resident owners must provide their mailing address to the Management Office.

THESE RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES MAY BE AMENDED BY

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ANY TIME.