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I think there should be a middle ground. An NCAT Member who ruled that “no-pet” by-laws were illegal (later overturned on appeal) said that the by-law might be better suited to smaller unit blocks.
I think that makes perfect sense for a lot of reasons. Firstly, people who want to live in apartment blocks but don’t want to live under the same roof as animals should be able to do so in peace and certainty that this isn’t going to change.
Also, people in smaller blocks are more likely to interact directly with residents’ pets.
But it seems grossly unfair in larger blocks where a majority totalling 200 owners who want to allow pets (but not necessarily own them) can be prevented from doing so by 100 owners.
And in the reality of strata living in NSW, it would be 20 owners who don’t want pets blocking the other 30 who bother to turn up at general meetings.
Allow “no-pet” by-laws in small buildings (under 100 units) that don’t want animals but also allow by-laws with reasonable conditions in large blocks where a simple majority of owners want to allow them.