Kangaroo, you are making so much sense! I just posted on another thread (before reading this thread – my post is awaiting moderation so Jimmy will probably pick this up & direct me to this thread – sorry Jimmy).
In my SP, where Option A is the default, owners & tenants (& even a past Managing Agent) considered part (2) to rule out part (1) so they felt they could do what they liked regarding pets. The result? In a tiny one bedroom unit, a large dog, 2 small dogs, a cat, a snake, live mice (to feed the snake). In another tiny one bedroom unit, a yappy small dog who would bark, cry, howl & rip apart the screen door (bye-bye bond) when the owner was away (the front door was left open). In a 2 bedroom unit, 1 very loud bird who the owner liked to sing to, again, very loudly on an otherwise quiet & peaceful mornings/afternoon, a small yappy dog who was never on a leash & defecated on common property (not picked up by the owner) & would rush as residents and visitors (including small children), chase our beloved wildlife away etc. (I know Jimmy will say this is an extreme case – no arguments there but after being through this to some degree over & over, it get’s real old).
People wonder why owners do not like pets, I have had approximately 10 tenants in 11 years & experienced other tenants of other owners (I live at the property as well as lease a unit there) & I am sorry to say, they ALL have been irresponsible in some way (noise, collecting mail, clothes line issues, damage to the unit, etc) & those with pets have been particuarly so, – maybe we have just had back luck but now pets are a zero tolerance issue for our SP. The other owner/occupiers agree. The legislation can change anyway they want it to but we will NOT be forced to put up with irresponsible tenants & their pets no matter what!