What can i do if ...

I presume that the apartment you own has some kind of council, did you attend the meeting where the vote was held? Were you able to express your concerns at that time?

Unfortunately, if there was a democratic vote and the majority of the owners voted to prohibit dogs there is really not much you can do, especially if you didn't attend the meeting where the matter was voted on.

You could try discussing the situation with a local lawyer, however it really isn't likely that even that would produce much in the way of results that would satisfy you. I really think that the very best you could hope for in a court battle or through mediation would be that your pets would be exempted under some kind of "grandfather" clause, but once they passed away you would not be able to get other dogs. It would be a very costly venture with no guarantee at all of any success. Better look for another place, it will cost you less in the long run.

Cheers,
James
Expat-blog Experts Team