Jimmy Thomson writes a weekly column in The Domain. He created a quick, tongue-in-cheek, quiz which will help you find out whether pets are allowed in your building. Hit this link to do the test.
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Question: A lot owner has a very regular visitor who has been given a security pass to our garage and his car is regularly in our single strata visitor car parking spot. He has become quite territorial about the space. How do we handle this? Answer: The owners corporation’s strategy should be to enter…
Question: I’m a tenant with a cat. The Owners Corporation has a bylaw requesting a $500 Pet Bond to be paid to strata. I thought pet bonds weren’t legal in NSW. Answer: As a Tenant, you must comply with both your lease and the strata by-laws. Pet bonds are not illegal and the strata…
Question: Can the Owners Corporation place a limit on the size of pets for units? We have a growing, medium size dog. We are worried strata will decide he is too big to be kept in our apartment. Answer: Some strata schemes regulate dogs by reference to weight (eg no more than 10kgs), dogs that…
Michael Pobi from Pobi Lawyers has written an interesting article about the theft of mail from strata titled buildings. Whether letterboxes are part of Common Property depend on how your specific strata scheme was registered. The registered strata plan for your building will show you the common property boundaries and lot property in the scheme….
Question: Are children excluded or exempted from breaching any provisions in the Strata Schemes Management legislation or any By-Law Clauses of the Strata Plan? Answer: Occupiers of the lot are responsible to ensure no noise may interfere with someone else’s use of their lot or common property. In our view it is not that they…
Question: A regular visitor to our building has exhibited violent behaviour to lot owners and we are concerned about resident safety. How do we proceed to protect neighbouring lot owners? Answer: It seems your only avenue would be to apply for an APVO – not APO. Though we are not criminal lawyers, it seems your…
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