Ivana Bacik (Independent)

I move amendment No. 66:

In page 17, subsection (4), between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:

"(j) annulling house rules or any provision thereof if such rules interfere unreasonably with the rights of an owner of a unit.".

This amendment would provide for some appeal mechanism if rules are adopted which are over-zealous. The amendment proposes to insert a new subsection () under which somebody may apply to the court to annul a house rule or any provision if the rules interfere unreasonably with the rights of an owner of a unit.

I suppose there is a point there in terms of air drying. This might be a way to resolve an issue if somebody was prohibited from air drying clothes and felt that was in some way unreasonable. It is to include a sort of appeals mechanism to ensure house rules do not interfere unreasonably with the rights of an owner. One can imagine in a small development that it might be possible for rules to be adopted to get at a particular unit owner. It is important there is a mechanism such as this within the section.