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I understand the need to obtain permission, but the passing of the bylaw is permission. It would then be the owners responsibility to ensure that the same permission is obtained from their guests, I don’t see why the OC would require individual proof of permission from each guest or tenant etc.
Passing a by-law is not the same as getting permission. Tenants aren’t part of the process of forming and passing by-laws so how can they be said to have given permission. There is no by-law in NSW allowing wheel clamping that will stand up to challenge at the Tribunal, for reasons stated previously – it would be superseded by a superior law.
And as far as the acceptance of the by-law being “permission”, I have heard of cases of by-law breaches being overturned at the Tribunal because the tenant said they hadn’t read the by-law even though the warning notice (Notice To Comply) had the by-law printed on it.
I’m also really confused how this bylaw prevents any other from using any rental agency of their choice.
If the in-house rental agent insists that the Airbnb guests have to sign this, but (privately) his guests don’t, how do you think that would affect Airbnb trade? The rental agent has a lot more power and influence than individual hosts simply because they have access to the committe and building management.
If the OP is right, this is a deterrent to potential guests to force the owners to let their properties through the in-house agent.