#24290

After we prompted the EC by saying “due to non response, we are going to proceed with our plans” an EC meeting was convened yesterday.

During the EC meeting yesterday the guy who appears to have a personal vendetta against us railed against a dog in the apartment, repeating again the 10 reasons he used for our 1st application. His rant included “dog sh1t everywhere,” “cruelty to animals,” “insurance liability will go through the roof” and “you have NO respect for other owners and have NOT taken into account other people’s views on this”

Unbeknownst to him we had actually previously flyered the other owners requesting their feedback on our application. 3 responses came back supporting our application from other owners and 1 owner actually turned up to the EC meeting. So he’s just coming across as loonybins at this stage.

We argued reason and the other owner present at the meeting weighed in, saying that if we took this to NCAT we’d win this time. The other EC members decided it wasn’t worth the prolonged fight. In the end the EC voted 4 to 2 to allow us the dog as long as we signed a page listing out our commitments as pet owners.

Lessons learned from this that may be useful to others:

  • Get on the EC the first chance you have
  • Don’t try to argue with stupid, you won’t win
  • If your bylaws allow a dog under reasonable conditions and you’re confident your dog will not cause a nuisance to others, bring the dog on property, then apply for permission
  • Get support from the other residents
  • Wait for the EC to take you to NCAT.

Thanks for everyone’s feedback and support. It took 9 months but we now have permission for a dog. 🙂