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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: 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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                Forum: Owner falls foul of strict window by-law

                • 07/12/2021
                • Author Jimmy-T

                There’s a mixture of Forum posts this week – new questions and answers and some ongoing discussions. One fresh conundrum concerns an owner who’s fallen foul of by-laws related to…

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                  Podcast: Pets, privacy and penalties in law review

                  • 30/11/2021
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  This week a massive review of NSW strata laws landed in Parliament and it’s given us a lot to talk about … perhaps a little too much. As you will…

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                    How to find the perfect apartment to rent or buy

                    • 29/11/2021
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    With record-high rental vacancy rates across much of Australia, tenants are suddenly able to choose how and where they live more freely than ever. But, despite all that, renters are…

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                      You called her what!?! Top pet names of 2021

                      • 10/11/2021
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      It’s that time of year again when Pet Insurance Australia announces the top trending pet names of 2021. With some classic favourites and some great new names making this year’s…

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                        Forum: Chihuahua driving neighbour barking mad

                        • 09/11/2021
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        There can be few things worse in strata that finding yourself living next door to an incessantly yapping dog. Actually, there is: living next door to an incessantly yapping dog…

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