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I'm a bit confused... where in the legislation is there a right for tenants to keep a pet in a rental property? I can see that it may be deemed discriminatory to refuse a disabled person their assistance animal, and I agree that in practice, landlords have pretty few grounds for refusal, but I'm...

Do you mean "assistance animal"? (Companion animal = any old pet.)

There's definitely too much of that, see it all the time right here on the forum. :) Fortunately I've never lost, but before and after my own matters, I've seen some decisions that I thought were pretty harsh on landlords, where the landlords appeared to have done everything right. Any sob story...

Based on the dozen or so tenancy hearings I've observed or participated in at QCAT, I wouldn't even dream of asking, because I've seen landlord requests that were far less intrusive on the tenant's lifestyle denied as imposing too much hardship on a tenant. Landlords have to have their house...

Damages - fair enough. I would have thought that was claimable with / without special condition, with / without permission in any case, as the standard lease requires tenants to return property in same condition as tenanted, right? Specific performance order - have you ever known of such an...

Thanks, thatbum. All good. So as a landlord, you say no, have all the good reasons why you didn't want one, and the tenant gets a pet anyway. Now what recourse do you have?

I'm all ears. I get that there can be grounds if the proposed pet is inappropriate for the premises. Are there any other grounds that Tribunals generally find persuasive for prohibiting a pet?

Yup. It sucks, but it's the game we choose to play, so all we can do is know the rules and make sure we're on the right side. If I were you, I would be mad at your PM for not explaining to you that the only practical answer is: "Sure, as long as you sign a special condition confirming you're...

What jurisdiction are you in, madstu? I'll take HR's word for it that it's allowable in WA, but in most, it's not permitted.

A notice for simply being in breach of a "no pets" clause is likely to be found to be invalid. A notice requiring them to remedy damage, nuisance, or other consequences of them having a pet in violation of the clause, however, will generally be persuasive (provided you have evidence of the...