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I submitted a request to keep a small dog on my property in February 2010, i never received a response from the EC. At the time the EC were trying to pass a by-law banning pets from the building with at the AGM was not passed.
I was approached in the lift today by the Manager of the apartments (it is a block in which there are serviced apartments) who advised me that I needed to get permission to have a pet. I do not know if this person is a member of the EC or what role he plays other than managing the apartments.
As i never received a letter denying my request where do i stand? Should i wait until i receive notification from EC or should i re-submit my earlier request.
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Have a look at what your by-laws say right now. If it says you can only have a pet with EC permission then I think the EC would have a very hard time convincing the CTTT that they were now denying you permission that you first requested a year ago.
I also think they need to tell the rentals manager to pull his head in. If he is purely in charge of the letting side of the building he has no right to approach you and tell you to do anything.
Unless your dog is causing any kind of a nuisance, I think you are on safe ground and you should just keep copies of the original communication you had with the EC and wait for them to come after you (if they ever do).
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Get a copy of by-laws from strata manager. Unless you have the “no pets” option, the OC cannot reasonably refuse. Take it to mediation if necessary but check your by-laws first.
Good luck
That isn't a reason. There are plenty of cases on this. Go back to the EC and set out the by-law, pointing out that the onus is on them to give a reason if they wish to refuse permission. The standard by-law is that a resident can't keep a pet without permission of the EC, and that permission cannot be unreasonably refused. From what you have said it is likely that is what your by-law states.