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@micksik said:
This was there response via email: “No owners have been given permission, we can’t approve a breach of the by law. If there are complaints of animals in breach of the by law then they are acted on.”We’re not sure what to do now either. Give up our dog or not move in?
What does the by-law actually say? If it is the standard “May not have a pet without permission …” then you still have a lot of leeway. If it says “may not have pets” period, then you have a problem.
Regarding the article you quoted, it’s very informative about the law but short of specific advice.
Just bear in mind that when the new strata laws come into effect in November, strata committees have to put their reasons for refusing pets in writing. And, increasingly, just saying “we haven’t allowed this pet because we have never allowed pets” is not considered “reasonable”.
I would move in with the pet (since you are halfway there already) and by the time it gets to a tribunal you should have gathered enough evidence to prove that the pooch is not a problem. However, if it behaves badly and annoys your neighbours (and not just by its presence), then it – or you – will have to go.
Committees that go to tribunal working on an unproven assumption that every dog will behave badly are (ahem) barking up the wrong tree.