Pet Clause in Tenancy Agreement

kinger101

Guest101 wrote: »

The LL must prove the deductions to any deposit to be reasonable and necessary. Clearly having no proof of fleas would not be necessary to treat them.

I agree with this, and even if there were fleas, wouldn't a clause requiring the property to be professionally de-flead be somewhat akin the the professional cleaning clauses?

The house simply should be returned without fleas.

Even with an indoor cat, I'd probably use a systemic treatment for fleas.

danslenoir

kinger101 wrote: »

I agree with this, and even if there were fleas, wouldn't a clause requiring the property to be professionally de-flead be somewhat akin the the professional cleaning clauses?

The house simply should be returned without fleas.

Even with an indoor cat, I'd probably use a systemic treatment for fleas.

Even if there are no immediate and obvious signs that there are unwanted guests (a known risk associated with keeping pets), can OP be sure there are not any? If this is possible and OP is able to confirm that no fleas have been introduced by her cat with a similar level of confidence to which she could confirm there are no scuff marks on the wall or blockages to the toilet, then great, I take back everything I have said in this thread.

However, if it is not possible, surely it's just common courtesy towards the LL and whoever moves in after her, let alone a legally binding obligation, to take steps to ensure that this risk has been fully mitigated by having professional treatment, in return for the LL kindly allowing this risk to be introduced into his property in the first place by OP.

Mrs_pbradley936

I would call Rentokill and ask how much it is to deflea a house professionally. Then at least you know how much it will cost.

Most landlords want a hefty deposit for pets.

cavegirl1

marksoton wrote: »

If £100 is a problem then you're in for a shock when you become a property owner!

Thanks for your patronising response. I'm 34 years old I'm quite aware of how much things cost. I simply meant when you're trying to save up a deposit for a house when you're already renting you need every penny you can get. So spending £100 on something which is probably not even necessary just seems like such a waste of money.

Anyway like I've said about 3 times now, I'm going to agree to his terms, I was just interested in other peoples opinions on whether it was an excessive clause or not.

General consensus is that it's not. Thanks for all your responses.

marksoton

cavegirl1 wrote: »

Thanks for your patronising response. I'm 34 years old I'm quite aware of how much things cost. I simply meant when you're trying to save up a deposit for a house when you're already renting you need every penny you can get. So spending £100 on something which is probably not even necessary just seems like such a waste of money.

Anyway like I've said about 3 times now, I'm going to agree to his terms, I was just interested in other peoples opinions on whether it was an excessive clause or not.

General consensus is that it's not. Thanks for all your responses.

Fair enough.

I await when the £2000 boiler needs replacing.

I'm 37 so don't p155 down my back and tell me it's raining.

Guest101

I think the general consensus wasn't anything of the sort

Me and miss Samantha were agreeing for the first time ever, that alone is a miracle!

But since your going to agree regardless - /thread over

Mardle

cavegirl1 wrote: »

Thanks for your patronising response. I'm 34 years old I'm quite aware of how much things cost. I simply meant when you're trying to save up a deposit for a house when you're already renting you need every penny you can get. So spending £100 on something which is probably not even necessary just seems like such a waste of money.

Anyway like I've said about 3 times now, I'm going to agree to his terms, I was just interested in other peoples opinions on whether it was an excessive clause or not.

General consensus is that it's not. Thanks for all your responses.

We were asked for £100 non-returnable deposit when we asked for permission to have a cat in a rented property in 2004

Guest101

Mardle wrote: »

We were asked for £100 non-returnable deposit when we asked for permission to have a cat in a rented property in 2004

A 'non-returnable deposit', is that not just a fee then?

Miss_Samantha

Guest101 wrote: »

A 'non-returnable deposit', is that not just a fee then?

Hi Guest101,

Make that the second time we agree!

Guest101

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

Hi Guest101,

Make that the second time we agree!

Haha This must be a sign of the coming apocalypse!


(Glad we agree sometimes)