A WOMAN who gardened in the nude and someone who stabled a horse in a townhouse are among hundreds of bizarre strata complaints in NSW.Other disputes involve an owner breeding trout in an indoor pool and a man who was ordered to urinate on the side of a toilet bowl.
Residents living in the unit below claimed they were being kept awake by the man making frequent visits to the bathroom.
The NSW Fair Trading Department complaints file, obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, shows it received almost 1400 requests to mediate disputes - a 10 per cent rise over the previous year.
In 2003-04, there were 945 complaints. Latest figures show there are about 65,000 strata schemes in NSW.
And, as Sydney unit-dwellers increase, the number of complaints soars. Unsurprisingly, noise tops the list of grievances.
Water leaks taking too long to be fixed, followed by residents keeping pets without permission, are also high on the list.
Among the more bizarre mediations undertaken related to an inner-city resident, who converted a townhouse courtyard into a stable for his horse.
Following a departmental investigation, the owner moved out, taking the horse.
Fair Trading Minister Virginia Judge said departmental mediators resolved around 70 per cent of complaints, with the rest being referred to the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal.
Ms Judge said some of the cases defied belief.
"In one case, an owners' meeting was divided along gender lines over whether to take action against a female resident, who watered the garden naked.''
credited to news.com.au
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