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There was a time in strata blocks when “no pets” was the default rule for apartment residents.

When the model by-laws in various states changed to allow residents to apply for permission to keep pets, which could not be unreasonably refused, “we have never allowed pets” was considered to be a reasonabe reason for refusal.

But times have changed and that is no longer the case, as you will read in these posts.

NB: Some of the stories in these pages go a long way back – check the dates as the laws may have changed. Also references to pets may be part of a larger story.

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Podcast: Petinos, pets and petty squabbles

  • 02/08/2022
  • Author Jimmy-T

There we were, all set with a podcast on David Chandler’s resignation in the can, when we heard that NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet had invited Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos…

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    Refusal to allow second Frenchie challenged

    • 01/08/2022
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Does gaining permission for one dog in a strata scheme mean you should automatically be allowed a second pooch?  And does a by-law allowing permission to keep “an animal” mean…

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      Podcasts: Your top ten pods of the year

      • 16/06/2022
      • Author Jimmy-T

      It’s all very well to be gallivanting around the Scottish Highlands, hiking from B&B to B&B (traditional ones, not Airbnbs) but it’s not exactly conducive to recording a podcast. We…

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        Podcast: Lawyer in the Hot Seat, part 2

        • 07/06/2022
        • Author Jimmy-T

        Welcome to the second part of Lawyer In The Hot Seat, in which strata lawyer (and Flat Chat sponsor) David Bannerman invited us on to his webinar. This week, Jimmy…

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          Podcast: Lawyer in the hotseat, Part 1

          • 30/05/2022
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Amid all the discussions on this website about strata law, regulations and by-laws, we spend a lot of time talking about the way things ought to be and the difference…

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            Podcast: Woman who married her cat – the facts

            • 03/05/2022
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Sometimes the fur flies at weddings, and things can certainly get catty between landlords and tenants but, as we explore in this week’s podcast, a woman has taken things to…

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              Forum: Locked out as car park under repair

              • 05/04/2022
              • Author Jimmy-T

              QUESTION OF THE WEEK: There’s a good old-fashioned strata barney going on over on the Flat Chat Forum.  It started when a tenant was told by her property manager that…

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                How to help your dog beat home-alone blues

                • 28/03/2022
                • Author Jimmy-T

                As the world begins to move past the restraints of Covid and lockdowns that once seemed endless but are now history, pet owners may be leaving their dogs at home…

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                  Forum: Roof built over yard without permission

                  • 22/03/2022
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  QUESTION OF THE WEEK: An owner in a townhouse has built a roof over their courtyard without permission. A Flatchatter has asked whether the owners corporation should ask for this…

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                    Podcast: Another blow to ‘no-pets’ buildings

                    • 08/02/2022
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    There’s another very mixed bag this week but it’s mostly good news in these trying times. Up in Queensland, the tribunal there is chipping away at restrictive pet by-laws in…

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                      Podcast: No pets, smoke, airbnb hosts or excuses

                      • 01/02/2022
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      This week the pod is lighting up (but not inhaling) the smoking ban placed on a Queensland apartment resident who’s been ordered to take her habit inside and off her…

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                        $2000 bonds seen as bid to by-pass pet laws

                        • 14/12/2021
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        When health worker Georgia Dawson (not pictured) applied for permission to keep her dog in her apartment, she was stunned to be told her building was considering imposing a bond…

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