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Thank you so much, Jimmy. It’s doubly frustrating because they have no problem issuing Notices to Comply for other other dog owners and wayward vehicles. But it’s a small dog and downstairs neighbours only have one wall adjacent to any other units (their spare room), so when inside maybe other neighbours can’t hear the dog or aren’t bothered. I am so confrontation-avoidant I dread speaking with other neighbours but I’ll see what I can do.
The owners (dog owner’s parents) were already breached before anyone moved in due to undertaking noisy renovations on a day different to that approved by the OC, and they left their own dog in the apartment for 3 days with the yappy one and they both barked literally non-stop each day. Owner was called often but still only came back in the afternoons and left again the next day. They’re the ones who babysat the yapper and let it bark on the balcony at 6am on the weekend – while we were asleep of course. And now they are lying saying we are the trigger for the barking?! Infuriating. We live above them, they don’t seem concerned about trying to make an effort given all the noise we COULD be making.
I have nearly 3 months’ worth of daily diary entries of times/frequency/triggers of the barking, and several videos and audio recordings. I will take more. Our bylaws state that
“Each lot owner and occupier is absolutely liable to each other lot owner and occupier and their respective guests and invitees, for any unreasonable nuisance, noise or injury to any person or damage to property caused by any Animal brought or kept upon the parcel by the lot owner or occupier or by its invitees.”
So I guess the OC is choosing to ignore this?? Thank you for the quote from the Act, too, that is very helpful.
So mediation first may be the way to go? Is there any point contacting Council/ranger as well?