65BApplications to Tribunal

65B Applications to Tribunal (1) A landlord who objects to a tenant keeping a pet on the premises under section 65A must apply to the Tribunal for an order that the landlord's objection is reasonable and that the tenant must not keep the pet on the premises. (2) In determining an application under this section, the Tribunal must consider the reasonableness of the tenant keeping the pet on the premises and may have regard to the following matters: (a) the type of pet the tenant proposes to keep on the premises; (b) the character and nature of the premises; (c) the character and nature of the appliances, fixtures and fittings on the premises; (d) whether keeping the pet on premises is permitted, restricted or prohibited under any other law or by-law; (e) any prescribed matters; (f) any other matter the Tribunal considers relevant. Example for subsection (2)(d) The local council might have a by-law governing the keeping of pets in the area where the tenant lives. (3) After considering the matters specified in subsection (2), the Tribunal may make: (a) an order that the landlord's objection is reasonable and that the tenant must not keep the pet on the premises; or (b) an order that the landlord's objection is not reasonable and that the tenant may keep the pet on the premises. (4) On making an order under subsection (3), the Tribunal may provide for conditions and any other ancillary matter relating to the keeping of a pet on the premises it considers appropriate. Residential Tenancies Act 1999 46