Building by-laws, as agreed by the Owners Corporation, regulate the day to day management and operation of Tara, and are applied in a fair and consistent manner. They are an essential document for the Owners Corporation and everyone who owns or occupies a Lot within Tara.

The by-laws are designed to maintain the quality of Tara and protect the peaceful life style enjoyed by all residents. They operate to enhance everyone’s use and enjoyment of their Lot and the Common Property. You may not agree with all the by-laws but similar to other rules in society they must be followed. What may seem like an un-necessary by-law to you may be important to some one else. By-laws can be enforced by the building’s Strata Committee which can result in fines to residents. Building management is instructed to follow up and report on residents that breach by-laws.

Who must comply with the by-laws?

• The Owners Corporation.
• Owners and occupiers.

Summary of Tara’s by-laws

A full copy of the buildings by-laws can be obtained from the Strata Manager or downloaded off this website. The full list is quite long and explains each of the by-laws in some detail.

The most frequently referred to by-laws are summarised below;

Noise
An owner or occupier of a lot must not create any noise likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the owner or occupier of another lot. Please keep your noise to a minimum and respect your neighbours right to live in peace.

Vehicles (Parking on Common Property (Visitor Parking))
An owner or occupier of a lot must not park or stand any vehicle on common property without the written approval of the Owner’s Corporation. Do not park in the visitors parking.

Obstruction of Common Property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not obstruct the lawful use of common property by another person. Please don’t leave anything on common property in particular in the hallways or car park, it is not your personal storage area.

Damage (Changes) to Common Property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not damage common property in anyway without the written consent of the Owner’s Corporation. If you do damage common property own up and notify building management. Don’t carry out renovations or alter any part of the common property including your balconies without approval.

BBQs
An owner or occupier of a lot may store and operate a portable barbeque on their balcony or courtyard if it is electric or gas and will not (or is not likely to) cause damage, become dangerous & complies with the by-laws. Open flame fires, solid fuel, heat beads and wood burning barbeques such as Webers or similar, are not permitted as they emit unpleasant odours that seep in through doors and windows, affecting others in the building.

Behaviour of Owner’s and Occupiers
An owner or occupier of a lot when on common property must be adequately clothed and must not use language or behave in a manner likely to offend another owner or occupier. Understand that your neighbours may have different beliefs and values, please try and respect them.

Children Playing on Common Property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not let children play on common property unless they are accompanied by an adult. In particular please don’t let kids play in the car park or run around on their own in the pool or gym areas. Leave the plants and stones alone in the entrance foyer.

Behaviour of Invitees
An owner or occupier of a lot must take reasonable steps to ensure invitees adhere to the buildings by-laws. Don’t let your friends give you a bad name by disturbing your neighbours particularly following a party.

Depositing Rubbish and Other Materials on Common Property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not leave rubbish or other items on common property unless it is in a designated area. There are plenty of bins available for your rubbish and recycling, people do not want to walk through your rubbish to get to the bins so please ensure you fully dispose of your items.

Storage of Flammable Liquids
An owner or occupier of a lot must not store flammable liquids on common property or in a lot without prior consent of the Owner’s Corporation. This is for everyone’s safety.

Moving Furniture and Other Items Through Common Property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not transport furniture or any other large item through common property without first notifying building management. Please co-ordinate any moves or renovations with building management; it will be a lot easier with the lift covers up and a lift key.

Floor Coverings
An owner of a lot must ensure that all floor space is adequately covered to prevent noise transmission through the floor that disturbs the peaceful enjoyment of a lot by another owner or occupier. If you are going to install floor boards or tiles please lodge an application with the Owner’s Corporation  so that they can ensure the property sound insulation is used.

Keeping of Animals (Pets)
An owner or occupier of a lot must not keep an animal within a lot without prior consent of the Owner’s Corporation. Please lodge an application with strata management.

Appearance of the Lot (Changing the External Appearance of Your Lot)
An owner or occupier of a lot must not without the written consent of the Owner’s Corporation maintain anything within the lot, in particular on balconies, when viewed from outside the lot, is not in keeping with the rest of the building. We need to maintain the design and appearance of the building, please do not change your lot in any way, in particular balconies.

Lot Cleanliness and Repair
An owner or occupier of a lot must keep the lot clean and in good repair. Particularly if it can be seen from other areas of the complex.

Fire Control
An owner or occupier of a lot must not use or interfere with any fire safety equipment except in case of emergency. It is there to save your life, notify building management if you think any fire equipment is faulty or has been tampered with.

Smoking
An owner or occupier, and any invitee of the owner or occupier, must not smoke tobacco or any other substance on the common property. An owner or occupier of a lot must ensure that smoke caused by the smoking of tobacco or any other substance by the owner or occupier, or any invitee of the owner or occupier, on the lot does not penetrate to the common property or any other lot. Smokers are reminded that the smell and smoke of cigarettes can drift into other apartments. Please be aware that this affects the enjoyment of those that live around you and so we ask that you not smoke on balconies or on common property. Please confine your smoking to within your unit or beyond Tara’s boundaries.

Fire Stairs
Residents must not use the fire stairs except for in the case of emegencies and/or where the lifts are out of order. Only use the fire stairs in cases of an emergency.

Garage Doors
Owners and Occupiers must keep their garage door to the car space of their Lot closed when not required  to be open for the temporary purpose of permitting immediate entry to or exit from the garage, immediately after which the garage door must again be closed. Keep your car fully parked within your garage space and your garage door closed.

A full list of Tara’s By-Laws, current as of July 2019, can be viewed and downloaded from the link below:

SP61091 Registered Consolidated By-Laws – July 2019