The set of proposed rules for dog owners in Richmond Park in Bideford Road - which would have, among other things, required owners to transport their pets in carrying cases within the compound - ended up amended at the condo's annual general meeting (AGM).

The other proposed by-laws, which would have given the MC powers to co-broke the sale and rental of units, were also sent back to the drawing table.

No vote was held over either issue at the AGM held over the weekend.

Those present, including 30 per cent of the condo's owner-residents, engaged the MC in open discussions, said a source who was present at the meeting.

This was about twice the number that turned up at the last AGM, said another resident.

MC chairman David Tan, who had drafted the proposals, told The Straits Times last week the dog rules came about because the condo had long put up with irresponsible dog-owners who did not pick up after their pets' droppings.

Besides rejecting the rule about transporting dogs in crates while in the condo's common areas, the residents also threw out the proposed monthly 'dog licence' payable to the MC - $30 for small dogs and $50 for large ones.

Instead, new proposals were raised and passed: including designated dustbins for the disposal of dog faeces and a designated lift for owners to travel with their pets.

Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.