65AKeeping pets

65A Keeping pets (1) It is a term of a tenancy agreement that a tenant may only keep a pet on the premises in accordance with this section. Note for subsection (1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) provides for rights in relation to assistance animals. (2) Any tenant who wishes to keep a pet on the premises must first give the landlord written notice describing the proposed pet. (3) The landlord has 14 days after receiving the notice under subsection (2) to object to the tenant keeping the pet by: (a) giving the tenant written notice of the objection and the reason for the objection; and (b) making an application to the Tribunal under section 65B. (4) A tenant must not keep a pet on the premises before the expiry of the 14-day period referred to in subsection (3). (5) If the landlord does not apply to the Tribunal under section 65B within the 14-day period referred to in subsection (3), the tenant may keep the proposed pet on the premises. (6) If the landlord applies to the Tribunal under section 65B within the 14-day period referred to in subsection (3), the tenant must not keep the pet on the premises unless the Tribunal orders that the landlord's objection to the keeping of the pet is unreasonable and that the tenant may keep the pet on the premises. (7) A tenant may give a notice under subsection (2) in respect of more than one pet. Example for subsection (7) A notice might relate to an aquarium with multiple species of tropical fish. Residential Tenancies Act 1999 45 (8) The tenant's right to keep a pet on the premises under this section is subject to any prohibition on animals or birds applicable to the premises under: (a) Part V, Division 6, of the Unit Titles Act 1975; and (b) Part 3.5, Division 2, of the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009.