Petition about landlords not allowing pets in rented accommodation.

Pollycat

I agree 100% GobbledyGook.

And that's why I wouldn't support such a poorly thought-out, badly worded, rambling petition.

Maybe Person_one thinks we should all drive the same make/model of car too.
Do they still make Ladas?

Person_one

Pollycat wrote: »

But they aren't.
So where's the importance to society?

Are you suggesting housing isn't important to society?

Poppy9

Person_one wrote: »

Same reason you can't set up your own private police force, no matter how much money you have. Some things are too important to society to be a vehicle for individuals wanting to make money, housing should be one of them.

People without much money are often that way because they are motivated by other goals. They tend to give proportionately more to charity for example.

Food is essential, do you propose nationalising Tesco, Asda etc?

And you can set up a private security if you wish. They would have the same powers as Police Authority employees called PCSO! You can also hire Private detectives!

Pollycat

Person_one wrote: »

Are you suggesting housing isn't important to society?

No, of course I'm not.

Just pointing out that it doesn't seem to be that high on the priority list of the organisations that can really make a difference.

Energize

Poppy9 wrote: »

As I said previously it's my business and while it's an essential service to many people I have the right to choose who I do business with. In the same way it's essential to eat I cannot force Tesco to sell me food if they don't wish to have my custom.

Businesses are subject to different regulations than private residences, which is why the comparisons to private residences that some people are making are absurd. Businesses are increasingly unable to discriminate against certain groups of customers which shows clear precedent for the government saying that actually business owners don't have an absolute right to choose who do business with or not. So the proposal in this thread to disallow landlords to discriminate against certain groups is not without reasonable cause or precedent.

Poppy9

Energize wrote: »

Businesses are subject to different regulations than private residences, which is why the comparisons to private residences that some people are making are absurd. Businesses are increasingly unable to discriminate against certain groups of customers which shows clear precedent for the government saying that actually business owners don't have an absolute right to choose who do business with or not. So the proposal in this thread to disallow landlords to discriminate against certain groups is not without reasonable cause or precedent.

I am not discriminating based on colour, sex, disability or sexual orientation. I am choosing to decline pet owners. Pet owners have a choice of owning a pet, it's not a necessity, unless of course it was a guide dog. Therefore there is no discrimination. Any business can decline to have pets on their premises, unless they are guide dogs.

topdaddy_2

I wouldnt allow pets. I wont sign it.

gettingready

Pollycat wrote: »

It's usually people who don't have much money who want it all shared out. .

Good read, kind of on topic

http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2006/10/the_ant_and_the.html

custardy

catkins wrote: »

No, not all dogs are well behaved but neither are all children and it seems most landlords accept them.


Your post sounds as though you think most dogs will cause damage to the house/garden and cause noise/smell problems.


My previous dog did no damage whatsoever to my house or garden and my present dog (who I got at 9 weeks) hasn't either but then he isn't left running free in the house when I am not there nor left in the garden for ages without supervision.


I always listen outside when I go out and when I return and periodically check with my neighbour and he doesn't make a noise either.


Not quite sure what you mean about smell problems?

Well generally speaking.
Kids will have a bedroom.
So if a LL wants to rent their home,they need to rent it to applicable tenants.
How many people pay for an extra bedroom for a pet?

The smell problem is the one that comes from dogs

Pollycat

topdaddy wrote: »

I wouldnt allow pets. I wont sign it.

You wouldn't be able to sign it even if you wanted to - it's closed.