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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.184DRequest for approval to keep pet at premises
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### sec.184D Request for approval to keep pet at premises
The tenant may request, in the approved form, the lessor’s approval for the tenant to keep a stated pet at the premises.
The lessor must respond to the tenant’s request within 14 days after receiving the request.
The lessor’s response must be in writing and state—
whether the lessor approves or refuses the tenant’s request; and
if the lessor approves the tenant’s request subject to conditions—the conditions of the approval; and
if the lessor refuses the tenant’s request—
the grounds for the refusal; and
the reasons the lessor believes the grounds for the refusal apply to the request.
See section 184E for the permitted grounds for refusal.
The lessor is taken to approve the keeping of the pet at the premises if—
the lessor does not comply with subsection (2) ; or
the lessor’s response does not comply with subsection (3) .
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a lessor’s refusal of a tenant’s request on the grounds that ‘no pets are allowed’ is not enough to comply with subsection (3) (c) .
s 184D ins 2021 No. 19 s 44
(sec.184D-ssec.1) The tenant may request, in the approved form, the lessor’s approval for the tenant to keep a stated pet at the premises.
(sec.184D-ssec.2) The lessor must respond to the tenant’s request within 14 days after receiving the request.
(sec.184D-ssec.3) The lessor’s response must be in writing and state— whether the lessor approves or refuses the tenant’s request; and if the lessor approves the tenant’s request subject to conditions—the conditions of the approval; and if the lessor refuses the tenant’s request— the grounds for the refusal; and the reasons the lessor believes the grounds for the refusal apply to the request. See section 184E for the permitted grounds for refusal.
(sec.184D-ssec.4) The lessor is taken to approve the keeping of the pet at the premises if— the lessor does not comply with subsection (2) ; or the lessor’s response does not comply with subsection (3) .
(sec.184D-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a lessor’s refusal of a tenant’s request on the grounds that ‘no pets are allowed’ is not enough to comply with subsection (3) (c) .
- (a) whether the lessor approves or refuses the tenant’s request; and
- (b) if the lessor approves the tenant’s request subject to conditions—the conditions of the approval; and
- (c) if the lessor refuses the tenant’s request— (i) the grounds for the refusal; and (ii) the reasons the lessor believes the grounds for the refusal apply to the request.
- (i) the grounds for the refusal; and
- (ii) the reasons the lessor believes the grounds for the refusal apply to the request.
- (i) the grounds for the refusal; and
- (ii) the reasons the lessor believes the grounds for the refusal apply to the request.
- (a) the lessor does not comply with subsection (2) ; or
- (b) the lessor’s response does not comply with subsection (3) .