Changes to bylaws leave pet owner distraught.
Single mum Tiffany Spiers was excited about buying an apartment in an award-winning, pet-friendly block in Kensington, knowing its 50-square-metre terrace would be perfect for her two small dogs. But 10 months after she moved in with her son Thomas, the strata committee rewrote the bylaws – to make it clearer that each apartment could have only one pet.
"I work from home, and I’m home all day, every day; it’s lovely to have my two furry assistants with me. But now it’s become a nightmare. I was told I’d have to ‘eliminate’ one of my dogs, which obviously I can’t do. Everything I own is wrapped up in this home, and I’ve worked very, very hard to be able to purchase a property in the eastern suburbs to be close to my ageing mother.
Another significant building, Horizon in Darlinghurst, has reserved the right to appeal against an NCAT ruling that allows an owner to live there with her miniature schnauzer in contravention of their total pet ban. A spokesperson from Horizon said a decision on whether to appeal would be made later.
"Parliament set up the governance arrangements in strata around general meetings of owners, procedures and bylaws," he told the tribunal. "These are critically important appeals, with far-reaching consequences for everyone living in strata in NSW; well beyond simply a question of animals or no animals."
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