Can you still ban pets in Company Title Buildings following the Cooper Case?

by JFM Team | Oct 14, 2020

Now that the decision in Cooper v The Owners – Strata Plan No 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 (Cooper) has been handed down, you may be wondering if the recent NSW Court of Appeal decision also applies to company title buildings. If you missed our article on Cooper and what it...

Do you have a right to keep a pet in a strata scheme building? The final update.

by JFM Team | Oct 12, 2020

In a landmark decision published by the Court of Appeal on 12 October 2020, it has been finally held that a blanket ban on pets in a strata scheme is invalid on the basis that the by-law is oppressive. A short history The interpretation of the law[1] relating to...

Landmark decision in the Court of Appeal in the Supreme Court of New South Wales – Pets in strata title

by Mariam Chalak | Oct 12, 2020

In a landmark decision published by the Court of Appeal in the Supreme Court of New South Wales today, it is finally settled that a by-law creating a blanket ban on pets in a strata scheme is invalid on the basis that such a by-law is oppressive. The decision in...

Are pets allowed in a strata scheme? The ever evolving legal position and an update

by JFM Team | May 27, 2020

Are you pro-pets or against them? Maybe this issue doesn’t boil-over when you’re living in a detached home. But when it comes to communal living in a strata building – this is a hot topic on which people hold very strong views. After all this time,...

Are Pets Allowed In Company Title Buildings?

by JFMLAW | Apr 3, 2019

Many Company Title Buildings have a complete prohibition on pets which can either be found in the House Rules or Articles of Association of the Company. There has been a recent change in community standards in respect of pets. Accordingly, there has been a genuine...