Applying for pet in body corporate

Applying for pet in body corporate by Richard Branch, Get My Pet

This is the third in a series of articles addressing the issue of or, by advice from the body corporate. As silly as it may sound pets in units, and this is the meaty part of the series where to say 'apply correctly' bodies corporate are complex, deal with it comes to applying for your pet. This is often times the most a wide range of issues and have recordkeeping requirements. emotive part too because pets for many people are family and Forms are part of that and following the approved process the desire to get one, and, the ability for a body corporate to shows intent and willingness to engage. say no, can be intensely emotional especially for people new to bodies corporate. The second key piece of advice is to request to attend the meeting where the application is being considered. As a In terms of application process, there are two keys pieces of advice for those considering lodging an application. First is apply correctly. Your body corporate may or may not have a form you need to complete to start your application. Irrespective of whether forms are involved be guided by your by-laws which may also state how applications (for anything) need to be made, member of the community you have the right to attend any meeting with appropriate notice to the body corporate, and attending to speak to your own application gives you the ability to be a human being and show the members who you are; not just be a name on a piece of paper. You can answer questions and save a lot of 'back and forward' email trails by just talking. This is one of the pieces of advice we give most often to people having issues with their body corporate - be a human being and communicate. Good communication, and willingness to understand the other parties position to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome is actually the key to resolving disputes much more than the bylaw. That said, bodies corporate are like governments across the world. They operate with very different styles – some are quite closed shop and run their own small fiefdoms, some are very dictatorial, some are well run and governed and accountable and some are very laissez faire. The approach you take may have to depend on which type you are dealing with. What do we do? First and foremost, we are objective. We understand pets and pet applications can be highly emotive; indeed, that is how Get-My-Pet started. Being steps removed we can be objective, looking at facts and issues through a logical rather than emotional lens. We can give you advice, help with writing and know the issues to consider in making your application. We may give advice to you that your application is not appropriate in the circumstances. We also understand the established precedents through previous rulings of the BCCM and how they may or may not apply to your circumstance. We are also pets owners having owned a range of animals ourselves in different living situations, including Siberian Huskies, Golden Retrievers, Border Collies, Lhasa Apsos, cats, Guinea Pigs and even a few mice. As we said in the first article , your pet application does not just affect you, there is an animal that may live 10-20 years that your application and any decision affects so animal and breed insight is something we bring too. We are here to assist you in the process and empower you with advice, balance, objectivity, and an outsider’s view. We can attend meetings and/or conciliations but prefer not to. We would always prefer to see parties establish communication channels and get to know each other not just during the application but ongoing. Communication and openness will assist any dispute resolution should it arise in future. Having a third or fourth party adds complexity and potentially takes discussions into being about by-laws and technicalities not about a negotiation focussed on mutually beneficial outcomes. The next and final article in this series will discuss rental tenants and owners in regard to pets. Get-My-Pet, an advocacy service for people applying for pets in units. The aim of Get-My-Pet is to assist applicants for pets make informed, unemotive applications considering all the factors reasonably so they can enjoy a pet in their home as more than 60% of Australians do.

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