Forum roundup: Parking, pets and puffing
It seems the new strata laws can’t come soon enough for the Flat Chat faithful. Our readers have been champing at the bit this week, wanting to know when the…
Strata pets
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.
Loophole could let pets off the leash
Want to share your space with an animal in a pet-free building? Just get your doctor to sign a letter saying you need it for “assistance”. That seems to be…
Quiz: Pets and apartments
There’s another interactive quiz running over on our sister website Titlemagazine.com.au. What’s the best dog for a unit? Which state’s strata by-laws are most pet-friendly? When can a tenant have…
Wild Birds: Pets or pests?
Is an animal regularly fed and cared for by a strata owner a pet? Or is it maybe, in fact, a pest? “My strata has a by-law (‘rule’ in Victoria)…
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…
Tenants with pets – UNWS wants YOU!
Hot on the paws of our apartment living great Dane story comes news of a world first survey of pets in rented properties. We love a statistic – did you…
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…