Out-of-date by-laws mean pet bans will stay
Dog and cat owners in apartments and townhouses need to sit and stay. It could take decades for the proposed changes to the standard by-laws to make any difference to…
By-laws & Rules
By-laws and rules (in Victoria) are the regulations that, generally speaking, we are allowed to set ourselves to moderate our behaviour in our communities.
But they are open to challenge. And what do you do if they are simply ignored?
NB: Some of these earlier posts may be out of date – please check – and the reference to by-laws may be in a longer post about another issue.
Pro pets by-law a life-saver
I was buttonholed recently by Richard Holloway, one of the doyens of strata management, who hustled me into a quiet corner and said he wanted to talk to me about…
By-laws not optional for tenants
Do tenants in NSW really have to obey by-laws, wonders Flat Chat website regular KiwiPaul. “In NSW the tenancy agreement only states that tenants have to be given a copy…
Pet by-laws around Australia
First of all, let’s be clear on this – while there are ‘model’ by-laws that govern all sorts of things, including pets, they differ from state to state and even…
By-law change leads to heavy petting
QUESTION: My building has voted in a whole new set of by-laws, one of which says pets are OK so long as permission is sought and granted in writing. This…
Anarchy rules with ‘optional’ by-laws
Anybody who’s lived in strata for any length of time with have come across control-freak executive committee members who seem to have swallowed the strata Act for breakfast, washed down…
Builders crack in parking by-law
QUESTION: I rent in a unit block that’s about to undergo major work and the executive committee have put up signs telling us the builders need 24-hour access and any…
Pet by-law bites
QUESTION: My building has just passed a new by-law that says all tenants must have the written permission of their landlords before they can have a pet. However it also…
Don’t buy bad by-laws
Last week we explained why the first AGM of a few building may sound like a tedious bore but holds the key to your happiness and peace of mind for…
Bye-bye to by-laws
When is a by-law not a by-law? When the Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal decides that it doesn’t really matter, that’s when. Evidence for this is contained in CTTT’s own…
By-laws and outlaws
QUESTION: Is it realistic to expect co-operation in observance of the strata by-laws by residents of apartment blocks? Our strata management agency recently told us that it is useless to…
Model by-law for pets
Apartment buildings are becoming more pet-friendly but some owners are concerned that it’s getting out of hand with no controls over pets. The Office of Fair Trading’s model by-laws say…