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In the sad and gruesome tragedy of last week’s canine emergency in which a pit bull attacked a small dog in the elevator of Lincoln Heights condominium building Alta lofts, an adorably lovely little pooch suffered a broken jaw and loss of an eye. #altalofts #pitbull

No puppy deserves to experience the living nightmare of a pit bull attack.

While the pup is expected to survive, the horrifying puppy screams shall not quickly be forgotten by the writers of the L.A. Loft Blog. Some residents of the spacious loft building have attempted to sweep the matter under the rug, while a few have called for banning pit bulls and similar breeds, labeling them fighting beasts that are not fit to be pets (they’ve said similar unkind things about the owners of pit bulls). Others have reacted by attacking the victim and the messenger. The purpose of this post is to discuss the dangers, and thus help end up with appropriate solutions so that little loved ones are protected, gentle giants are given proper attention, and dangerous animals are handled with appropriate precautions. #hoa board

The easily preventable recent mauling happened after the L.A. Loft Blog warned of the looming danger a year ago (read Pit Bull Lofts article from March 6, 2018). The pit bull owner, homeowners and their HOA board responded incorrectly then, ignoring or attacking the messenger instead of taking preventative action.

Most condominium associations do not allow pit bulls, and many prohibit all large dogs over 50 lbs. Virtually all condominium homeowners associations prohibit large dogs with aggressive behavior problems and a history of dangerous activities by the dog or its owner. Some members of the Alta lofts HOA homeowners association board have downplayed the urgency.

Regarding the proven danger and extreme legal liability of injurious pit bulls at the normally nice Alta lofts: It’s very interesting that Alta HOA CC&Rs specifically require indemnification. Usually, there is usually no indemnification without a signature specifically agreeing to the indemnification. And even with a specific signature authorization, indemnifications are often tossed out in California court. One board members dismissed the idea of a prompt solution by calling it “complex.” But for every other condo building in the area, it’s not so complex. For Alta lofts, “Dangerous” is a much better representation of the truth. Based on L.A. Loft Blog research, there is every reason to believe that Alta HOA insurance simply DOES NOT COVER PIT BULL INJURIES. Indemnification will not protect Alta homeowners from the guilt of injuries/deaths. Indemnification most certainly will not protect small pets and children. Indemnification will not protect Alta homeowners from all large damages involving pit bull owners with shallow pockets. The fact is that the homeowners and HOA board have been dragging their feet for more than a year on this safety issue. After a serious attack, immediate action is absolutely appropriate. The board members are not acting in homeowners best interests when they fail to disclose liabilities, and then attempt to obfuscate and keep the homeowners unaware of the extreme risks of this very unusual and precarious situation of living with actively injurious offending pit bulls in a California condominium building.

Pit Bull Attack

https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/fort-lauderdale-woman-hires-attorney-after-dog-killed-by-pit-bulls

THIN ICE

Unfortunately for owners of the stylish industrial conversion live/work residences at Alta, the mauling of a puppy by a pit bull is only the latest bloody icing on the deadly cake. The three most tenured HOA board members were recently subjects of a very rare recall vote after they were accused by many residents of breaching fiduciary responsibilities. The subject board members were then accused of throwing the election by ordering their chosen ballot company to stop accepting votes before a quorum of votes could be received. This unheard of drama came on the heels of a homeowner petition that successfully reigned in the three board members after they concocted a pro-harassment rule for the purpose of increasing legal threats against Alta homeowners in a community already beset with excess litigation. The three clinging board members have squandered hundreds of thousands of dollars of homeowners money to prop up their own paltry power rather than having proper safety rails built onto the hazardous rooftop where two young ladies nearly fell to their deaths.

Upon any crisis, there are almost always new opportunities to learn, heal, grow and prosper for those who are eager to do so. While dog owners have primary responsibility, homeowners and their HOA boards often face ultimate liability for damages that relate to their rules and lack of enforcement. When board members chant that all woes are the fault of others, even a pit bull attack is somehow an opportunity for the three to attack the victims and the messenger. Until Alta lofts community experiences a big change, no healing can be felt.

The three board members still attack, defame and litigate against their critics while ignoring and obfuscating the most dangerous conditions of any condominium in L.A…. a never-ending construction site around homeowners doors, windows and walkways; a blind eye to a rooftop with the extreme deadliness of double unprotected 6-story drop-offs, and a set of active, injurious puppy-munching jaws roaming Alta lofts today.

Let’s hope that this article encourages the simple changes that can turn around the “complex” situation for Alta lofts residents. Residents who own small dogs are counting on the community to exorcise the demon of “Might Makes Right.” Leading area loft real estate specialist Corey Chambers shares his opinion on the subject, “We expect all dog owners, homeowners and HOA board members to respect and protect ALL residents, no matter how ‘small’ they may seem.” Chambers is a long-time resident and small dog owner at Alta lofts.

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Cute sleeping puppy dreams of a safe, happy future.

About the authors: Corey Chambers and Zzyzx the Wuppy are long-time residents of Alta Lofts.

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Downtown Los Angeles has plenty of dangers for people and pets, and some of them are less obvious, but more deadly than others.

Preventing Downtown disasters - Elevator dog leash safety — Preventing Downtown disasters – Elevator dog leash safety

Pet-friendly tall loft buildings and high-rise towers with views are awesome places to live, but they have their hidden dangers. Residences have had fingers broken by elevators doors, and worse. Dogs have no way to understand the inherent dangers of elevators, so they need extra protection around elevator doors in the form of extra caution, especially when they have a leash around their neck. #petfriendly #dtla #lofts

Zzyzx the wuppy enjoys a rawhide after surviving another harrowing ordeal

Zzyzx the wuppy has nine lives, but not all dogs are so lucky. The intelligent, human-like little pup has survived being abandoned on the street, nearly starved to death, high drops onto his face, being slammed in heavy closing doors, agonizing back problems, near misses by speeding cars, even a mauling by a pit bull. The aggressive, expressive chihuahua mix makes it abundantly clear that he hates to be left at home alone, so he is sometimes brought with along to showings of lofts in Downtown Los Angeles.

Just a couple weeks ago, Zzyzx was walked into an elevator at the SB Grand amid a dumb mistake by his master trying to carry a ladder onto the elevator at the same time. This led to a disastrous distraction as it caused Zzyzx to walk out of the elevator just as the door was closing. The door could have closed on him, hurting his thin, fragile bones. But, the instant that I saw the door closing onto the leash as I was in the elevator holding the other end of the leash, I could tell that my loving puppy’s life was in serious danger, and I would give my right arm to save him. I jumped toward the elevator buttons, thinking about how the elevator will go up and pull my little lap dog with thousands of pounds of force, and possibly a truly horrible outcome. I also knew that finding the right button that would successfully open the door would only be hit and miss proposition, as I use elevators in 75 different Downtown buildings daily, and often fail to press the right button at the right time only to have the elevator take off to an unknown floor to pick up a passenger. Extremely scared, I looked for a stop button. There was none. In a flash, I pressed the emergency call button and poked what was hopefully the door open button. I did not expect it to work. I feared for the worse as a vision of my puppy-baby’s mangled body flashed in my mind. Anything could happen. Luck has is that the door opened because nobody had called the elevator. Zzyzx was safe.

After that scary event, I took to Youtube when I got home to find that my fears were unfortunately correct. While most dogs that get their leash trapped by an elevator door survive after the leash is snapped by the forceful elevator car pulling on the snagged leash, some dogs are hanged to death when the elevator car pulls the dog up to the top of the doorway and the dog sometimes gets stuck there to strangle. If the door had not opened for me and Zzyzx, he would have been pulled up 7 feet into the air, then dropped onto concrete when the leash snapped, injuring him, or worse. Thank God he survived yet another harrowing ordeal. It is hoped that this tale helps to prevent harm to anyone’s loving pet.

The L.A. Loft Blog recently helped prevent financial disasters by putting a local fraudster behind bars after some powerful blog posts, and hopefully, this article will help prevent a hairy pal from getting hanged.

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