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Home Rules Quiz: Beginner

For people about to welcome a dog or who have just started. Condominium rules, common areas and repairs when you move out: check the rules of your home in five sourced questions.

Questions in this quiz (5)

Answers and explanations appear after you finish all the questions.

  1. In a condominium, where is it said that whether residents may keep a dog should be set out?

    • Management rules decided by the owners' association
    • Internal policies decided by the management company
    • The prefecture's animal welfare ordinance
  2. Which procedure before you start keeping a dog in an apartment building is shown in Tokyo's model regulation (an example for drawing up rules)?

    • Notify the management association
    • Obtain consent from nearby households
    • Get permission from the management association
  3. What rule does Tokyo's model regulation give for moving through corridors and other common areas with your dog?

    • Hold the leash short and have the dog walk at your heel as you move
    • Carry the dog in your arms or put it in a cage or carrier
    • Put the dog in a cage and avoid using the elevator
  4. Which matches what the national guidelines say about large dogs in apartment buildings?

    • A calm large dog can be kept
    • A large dog raised from a puppy can be kept
    • A large dog can only be kept in a detached house
  5. Under the national guidelines, who is often judged to bear the cost of repairing scratches and odours a dog left on pillars or wallpaper in rented housing?

    • The landlord, who owns the building
    • The landlord and tenant, half each
    • The tenant who rents and lives in the unit
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