In 2016, the Board of Directors was informed by insurance carriers that we could not obtain the necessary insurance for the Association unless we adopted a rule banning all charcoal and gas grills above the ground floor. On 8/18/2016, the Board of Directors had no choice but to institute an immediate emergency rule banning all such grills.
Insurance carriers are allowed to make demands of customers that are outside current local building and fire code and there is no recourse. They have taken this stance due to increasing fire dangers and this is becoming and industry-wide standard.
You may Download a copy of the “Casa De Oaks HOA Charcoal and Gas Grill Rule” at the link below: