NSW court delivers landmark ruling for pet owner in units

A landmark court judgement has delivered a huge win for apartment owners who keep pets.

The highest court in NSW ruled that an attempt by one of Sydney’s most famous apartment buildings to ban animals was a breach of the law.

The ruling means no apartment building in the state will be able to enforce blanket bans on pets.

Three Court of Appeal judges struck down the attempt from building The Horizon in Darlinghurst to bar unit residents from keeping animals, overturning the right of apartment blocks to pass bylaws restricting pet ownership.

The verdict followed a five year legal fight by a pet owner in the building to keep her dog.