Pets at My Property

Posted on 5 January 2012

If I Allow Dog/s At My Property, What Expectations Will Be Given To The Tenant?

If you decide to allow pets at your property, we always use a pet clause in our agreement with your tenant:

• No additional pet may occupy the property without prior permission.
• It can be stipulated that the pet may not come inside the property.
• The pet must be removed from the property if it becomes annoying to neighbours (after reasonable warning has been given in writing).
• The tenant must be responsible for any damage caused by their pet, and remove any rubbish or pet droppings.
• The pet clause stipulates that the carpets must be professionally cleaned when the tenant vacates your property.
• We also record the details of the pet on the agreement, which is then signed by the tenant.

How Do I Ensure The Pet Will Not Come Inside The Property?

The tenant makes a commitment in writing that they will not bring the pet inside. However as we are unable to monitor the property all of the time, we cannot guarantee that the pet will not come inside the property.

We do look out for any warning signs when we are at the property conducting inspections. But the only way to ensure no pets will come inside the property is to insist ‘No Pets’ right from the start of the tenancy.