Christopher Zhao

The applicant filed an application with the Condominium Authority Tribunal.

During the mediation stage, the applicant requested to withdraw the case, to which the respondent agreed.

The Tribunal accepted the withdrawal without prejudice, ordered the parties to bear their own costs, and closed the case.

The respondent brought a motion to reopen a case under Rule 47 of the Condominium Authority Tribunal's Rules of Practice after failing to participate in the original hearing.

The respondent claimed she was injured and unable to participate, and that the dog in question had been removed from the unit.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion, noting that the respondent failed to explain why she waited until July 2025 to request a reopening of a case decided in October 2024.

The Tribunal concluded it would be unfair to reopen the case after such a significant delay.