Another Condo Pet Eviction

Pet owners in condominiums who fail to familiarize themselves with the condominium's restrictions on pets, or who blatantly ignore these restrictions, do so at the risk of having a court order that the pet be permanently removed from the property. The case of STRATA PLAN LMS 2629 v. BLONDIN dealt with a strata corporation whose by-law restricted the height and weight of pets permitted in the strata.

Prior to adopting an Australian Shepherd puppy from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the unit owner asked one of the Strata Council members to provide a written approval to the SPCA indicating that a dog was permitted. (The pet owner himself was, at the time, a member of the Strata Council). As the puppy grew, it exceeded the Strata's size restrictions and the owner was asked to permanently remove the dog from the property. Although the signed approval did not indicate the size of the dog, the unit owner took the position that this signed