It is not uncommon for strata corporations to pass bylaws that will either prohibit the keeping of pets all together or impose limits on the numbers and/or size of pets that can be kept in a strata lot.
Pets that are living in a strata lot with an owner, tenant or occupant at the time that the bylaw is passed are grandfathered by virtue of the Strata Property Act and may continue to reside in the strata lot despite the pet restriction or prohibition bylaw.
Otherwise, a strata owner may attempt to file a human rights complaint in order to argue that a medical condition requires the keeping of a ‘companion pet’. Such cases, though not uncommon, are difficult to prove.