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Revoke permission for having pets

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Gloriasub · 13/06/2024 14:08

Hi all.

Our tenancy states we can have pets, but there's a clause saying that the landlord could revoke the permission of having pets at any time upon reasonable grounds.

We are still in the fixed term contract.

The landlord revoke the permission with immediate effect. But still giving us 2 months time to find a new accommodation.

I wonder what happens if we don't relocate the pets?!

If we relocate the pets, does it mean we can still live in the house?

I believe the landlord does this so that we would surrender the tenancy early with penalty.

Thanks all

Thanks

OP posts:

Marblessolveeverything · 13/06/2024 19:46

Best of luck, double check with your advocate regarding any correspondence from the ll.

Kimura · 04/04/2026 19:26

Marblessolveeverything · 13/06/2024 18:02

No it's not criminal law where you have to prove reasonable doubt . A civil court is likely to agree that LL can decide no animals, it isn't a protected category . And a lot of LL have that provision in their contract in line with management companies so it isn't a wild requirement.

Sorry OP of the LL wants you out they have the right to commence that process. I would put your energy towards identifying a new place because of LL wants you out they will just do so with another option should this not succeed.

A civil court is likely to agree that LL can decide no animals

Nobody would be asking a court to agree on whether or not the landlord can decide 'no animals'. The issue is whether the landlord has the grounds to make a significant, unilateral change to a pre-existing tenancy agreement during it's fixed term.

The language in their own contract states that they can only make this particular change if there are 'reasonable grounds' to do so. OP claims there are not.

No, the LL has the right to end the tenancy

On what grounds does a landlord have the 'right' to end a fixed term tenancy early?

If the landlord's intention is to evict OP for breach of contract (assuming she refuses to rehome the dogs or surrender the tenancy), then they'll eventually have to evidence that breach to a court. If they can't prove that they had reasonable grounds to unilaterally change the terms of the tenancy in the first place, then that change is invalid and there are no grounds for eviction.

I'm not sure why you seem so adamant that OP will need to leave her home. She's at the stage of getting the council involved to make her landlord do repairs...it's likely that any form of notice they could give her would be seen as retaliatory eviction. Based on the information she's given, she's every right to stay until the end of the fixed term, as do her dogs.

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