#12468

Hi Lyn, 

If you entered into the scheme at the time when Option A was still operative then the owners corporation must reasonably consider your request to keep your pet on premise. 

Steps in contesting the owners corporation's refusal – 

1. You should consider is whether your original application to keep your pet gave a full description of the pet so that the owners corporation was given all the information required to consider your request. 

2. If they continue to refuse your request, you can lodge a compulsory mediation application to negotiate a solution. 

3. However where mediation is unsuccessful, you can lodge a CTTT application requesting an order of an Adjudicator under s150(4) to keep your pet. You can also request an order revoking the amendment to by-law 16 under s157. 

There have been many similar cases in the CTTT which have been successful and a by-law that bans pets is arguably invalid and unreasonable. 

Kind regards,

Simone Balsara
Lawyer


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