A High Court ruling on Friday offered some reassurance that simply keeping an animal at home does not automatically make it, or its owner, a nuisance. (Envato Elements pic)PETALING JAYA: For condo residents, the question of whether pets are allowed can be contentious, but a Shah Alam High Court ruling on Friday has offered some clarity.
The court held that a joint management body (JMB) cannot impose a blanket ban on keeping pets in private residential units through its house rules. The decision came in a case brought by former national hurdler Noraseela Khalid, who kept three cats inside her unit, against the JMB of Shang Villa Condominium.
The court held that House Rule 9.0 could not be used to prohibit or penalise Noraseela merely for keeping them, and that the presence of the animals in her home did not by itself amount to a breach.
