A small dog with a tenancy which does not allow pets

faerie~spangles

Matthew402007 wrote: »

Hi everyone

My partner has just been given a little Chihuahua by her sister, and it seems I have come quite attached to him!

I rent my home and my partner has moved in with me and she now does not want to give this puppy up.

Its so small that it does not need walks, so no one would see it coming in and out of the house.

Can the landlord kick us out if he finds out? The estate agent have told us were not allowed pets in the house already.

Do we have to move out?


Thanks

If the quote in red is an example of your mindset then you are not fit to have a dog.

Oh and contact your landlord re' having your girlfriend and dog.

Matthew402007

Back to the questions at hand please, if you have nothing nice to say, please refrain from posting at all.

We love dogs, hence wanting to keep this little guy.

Matthew402007

So if the estate agent or landlord find out and they say no, do we get kicked out?

What are our options at that point?

Can we stay in the property with the dog?

Thanks

System

Matthew402007 wrote: »

So if the estate agent or landlord find out and they say no, do we get kicked out?

What are our options at that point?

Can we stay in the property with the dog?

Thanks

You won't get kicked out but as has been said, the chances of continuing past the end of your current AST without getting a S21 have decreased.

pinkteapot

Matthew402007 wrote: »

So if the estate agent or landlord find out and they say no, do we get kicked out?

What are our options at that point?

Can we stay in the property with the dog?

Thanks

Not if the LL doesn't want you to. As said previously the LL could start the eviction process as soon as they can. Are you still in your fixed term contract or on a rolling monthly (periodic) tenancy? That affects when/how it would happen.

It's the LL's property. They own it and if they don't want pets in it then that should be up to them.

david29dpo

To answer your question, The LL, if he wishes, can give you 2 months notice to move out. (if your are on a rolling months contract)

Ask the LL then you will know. House, dog or both. While you are at it, tell LL about your partner as well.

For what its worth, i let a tenant have a dog (who gave me the usual promises) within 3 months it had chewed all the corners of anything made of wood.
2 months later he was out with no reference, lost deposit (plus £££££ more)

AquaJen

Also, be aware that if you are still in your fixed term and the LL says no to pets - you will probably be subject to an inspection in the future to make sure you haven't moved the dog in anyway. In direct answer to your question, no you cannot be evicted if still within your fixed term but don't expect to stay beyond that.
It is worth asking, we have a small dog (who needs walking at least twice a day) and we just asked the LL (who originally said no pets). We let the LL meet the dog, then put down an extra amount as a deposit to cover any damages. We get inspected 4 times a year (only takes 5 minutes so not an inconvenience) and we will get the carpet treated when we leave. Its a bit of give and take.

nonnatus

JEEZ! There are some rude people on here! Credit to Matthew that he can remain so friendly sounding in the face of such !!!!!iness!

Introducing a dog (albeit a teeny one ) into a house with a "No Pets" agreement is entirely down to luck - either your landlord will agree or not, but you DO need to speak to the landlord himself, not the agency, and I agree that you SHOULD have his contact details.

I rented through an agency which was adamant no pets in their properties AT ALL. I contacted the landlord and offered £500 extra deposit and to have all carpets professionally cleaned at my cost at end of tennancy. He was charming and very happy with the arrangement. I now have four dogs, among other pets!! . No damage has been done in last three years.

Problem is the agencies are lazy, and it's just easy for them to make blanket statements like "No pets, no kids, no DSS, no housing benefit etc" I saw a property in a local paper last month, it was a three bed semi with lovely large garden. Advert said "Suit professional working couple, no pets, no kids, no housing benefit etc...) What would a working couple without kids want with a three bed family home with lovely garden?? And what if they get pregnant? Would they get evicted for bringing a child into the tennancy??? :rotfl:

Sorry. Bit of a witter.

Good Luck OP, I think you two and your little dog sound like a lovely family. Ignore the haters around here...

chalkie99

Just as a matter of interest, this story was in the news a couple of days ago:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-18657853

It does relate to council owned property but basically other residents complained about people keeping dogs in their flats and "The ombudsman found that to deny people from keeping a pet was "unfair"."

"It also revealed that doing so may contravene the European Convention on Human Rights - which allows for the right to enjoy possessions and the right to a private family life."

I wonder where that would leave a private landlord in a similar situation?

Soot2006

OK now that you've clarified the walking situation ....

Whether you can stay or not will depend entirely on the LL and circumstances.

If it is a freehold property and you are good tenants, LL might agree to change the contract - and I would insist on having it changed - to allow this little dog. If he doesn't agree to you having a dog and you get one anyway, you can try to hide it, BUT expect to be found out and expect to be asked to leave with Section 21 as soon as the fixed term is over. It is EXTREMELY unlikely *cough*almostimpossible*cough* that you could be evicted in any accelerated procedure for "breach of contract" or anything like that.

If it is a leasehold property, the LL might not have much choice as will have to refer to the headlease. Even if LL wanted to allow a dog, s/he might not be able to and could potentially be forced to ask you to leave. Again, how likely this is would depend on any noise/smell/etc!