Pets Strata Western Australia 2019

They aim to make strata better and provide more flexible housing.
Pets strata western australia 2019. Image supplied by reiwa. Owners seeking to keep pets in their strata units have traditionally faced a range of restrictive by laws which prohibit pets within the scheme. Western australia west australian strata communities are subject to the strata titles act 1985. According to landgate these significant reforms will drive economic growth in perth and cater for an increase in the state s population forecast to top five million by 2056.
The matter had finally been brought before the nsw civil and administrative tribunal ncat which ruled that the bylaw banning pets. Reiwa president damian collins. How do the new strata reforms help pet owners. W estralian s trata s ervices 2019 by westralian.
The act includes a standard by law relating to animals as follows. Sandra brewer property council of australia wa executive director. Following years of consultation and consideration historic reforms to western australia s strata titles act 1985 were passed into law last month. Please join us.
It will include grace periods for some new requirements to ensure those affected have adequate time to meet them. New strata laws which came into force in the middle of 2016 are shaking up the issue of pet ownership designed to make it easier for residents to own pets. During the consultation phase it was noted. The rules dubbed the.
58068 v ats cooper 2019 nswcatcd cooper where the tribunal considered a no pets by law in the high profile horizon building in darlinghurst. Westralian strata services is a boutique strata management firm based in perth offering comprehensive and afforable strata management. On 21 november 2019 the tribunal handed down the decision in the owners strata plan no. Western australia s new strata titles amendment bill 2018 and the community titles act 2018 will make redevelopment of ageing apartment buildings easier says the property council of australia wa.
The amended strata titles act 1985 will take effect in western australia on 1 may 2020. W estralian s trata s ervices. The recipient must at all times comply with local and strata title regulations and any other law. Schedule 2 by law 12 a proprietor occupier or other resident shall not c subject to section 42 15 of the act keep any animals on the lot that he owns occupies or resides in or the common property after notice in that.
South australia departments of the attorney general legal services commission tel 1300 366 424 www lsc sa gov au see under handbook housing strata titles this information is provided as a guide only it is not a substitute for legal advice. Strata titles general regulations 2019 timelines for change. An established strata management firm based in perth western australia professional dedicated caring. All wa reform articles published to lookupstrata.
The strata community association sca is the peak body in australia and new zealand for industry managers lot owners tenants and stakeholders living in or affected by strata title body corporate community title and owners corporations.