Faqs

The short answer is pets are allowed in strata schemes.  

Common sense needs to apply.  

 

Before acquiring a pet, write to your strata committee and seek approval.  

Consent cannot be unreasonably withheld.  

In the case of guide and/or hearing dogs it is mandatory that approval is provided. 

Check your by-law and see if the pet by-law exists which out rules relating to the keeping of pets.  

Vicious dogs are not permissible, and your pet must disturb other residents. 

Tenants must firstly obtain the consent of their landlord. 

You can apply for a pet by contacting your strata manager.

 

For properties managed by Strata Central, fill out our pet application.

 

Below are few suggestions that be included in your notification: 

– The type of animal proposed to be kept. 

– Undertake to keep your animal within the lot. 

– Describe your pet’s disposition e.g., that it is docile or friendly. 

– Provide details if your pet has undergone obedience or other training. 

– Provide details of registration/micro chipping, desexing and all necessary vaccinations. 

– Undertake to clean common property areas if it is soiled by your pet. 

– Undertake to manage your pet’s behaviour so it does not disturb your fellow residents e.g., barking.  

– Search the strata records to see if other residents keep or have kept pets. 

 

Keep a copy of the approval to keep your pet. 

The section of the Act that relates to pets is:

137B   Keeping of animals 

(1)  Each of the following has no force or effect to the extent that it would unreasonably prohibit the keeping of an animal on a lot— 

(a)  a by-law, 

(b)  a decision by an owners corporation under a by-law. 

(2)  It is taken to be reasonable to keep an animal on a lot unless the keeping of the animal unreasonably interferes with another occupant’s use and enjoyment of the occupant’s lot or the common property. 

(3)  The regulations may specify circumstances in which the keeping of an animal unreasonably interferes with another occupant’s use and enjoyment of the occupant’s lot or the common property. 

(4)  A by-law that prohibits the keeping of an animal on a lot is not harsh, unconscionable or oppressive if it does not unreasonably prohibit the keeping of an animal on a lot. 

Note— 

Section 150(1) provides that the Tribunal may declare a by-law to be invalid if it is harsh, unconscionable or oppressive. 

(5)  An owners corporation is taken to have given permission for the keeping of an animal on a lot if— 

(a)  it made a decision about the keeping of the animal in contravention of subsection (1)(b), or 

(b)  a decision of the owners corporation is required before the animal may be kept on the lot and the owners corporation failed to make a decision within a reasonable time. 

(6)  If a report has been tabled in Parliament under section 276A, the Minister must not recommend the making of a regulation under this section unless the Minister has considered the report. 

(7)  Subsection (6) is repealed 5 years after the commencement of this section.