Question: We have a bylaw that does not permit pets, with the exception of assistance animals. Is this bylaw acceptable? If not, what do we do?
Answer: You should replace that bylaw with an appropriately worded bylaw
The answer to that question is crystal clear, No. A bylaw, which bans pets except assistance animals is not acceptable. It’s not enforceable. It’s not worth the paper it’s printed on.
You should replace that bylaw with an appropriately worded bylaw that places restrictions on the right of owners and tenants to keep pets in your building and contains reasonable conditions that regulate the keeping of pets in the building.
This post appears in the October 2021 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.
Adrian Mueller
JS Mueller & Co Lawyers
E: adrianmueller@muellers.com.au
P: 02 9562 1266
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