Renting house with no pet in tenancy agreement

G_M

Lesson for the future (and for others reading this):

Whenever you sign a contract, for anything significant:

a) read it first
b) find out, if you don't understand it
c) keep a copy

G_M

Pixie5740 wrote: »

*Yeah, yeah I know the LL can enter in an emergency but the tenant is more likely to be aware that their home is flooding/on fire/subsiding into a sinkhole before the LL is ever informed.

Yup. I've never really understood the 'can enter in an emergency'.

I sort of envisage the LL sitting in his car outside, day after day, so that he can spring into action if he sees smoke pouring out through the windows. And then, rather than dialling 999, he exploits his right of entry and gets frizled to a crisp!

Pixie5740

G_M wrote: »

Lesson for the future (and for others reading this):

Whenever you sign a contract, for anything significant:

a) read it first
b) find out, if you don't understand it
c) keep a copy

If people read and understood what they were signing it would make many boards on the forum redundant. Then what would we do G_M? More time for tea and cake I suppose.

LittleMax

tomhudson21 wrote: »

I imagine me changing the locks is not advisable and likely not allowed under tenancy agreements?

Thank you for the rest of your comments though.

But landlord and agent will only find out locks have been changed should they come and let themselves in without notice - also not allowed under tenancy agreements!

Silvertabby

A well trained cat or a rampaging toddler? I rest my case.

tomhudson21

Lesson learnt, I shall be getting hold of that agreement. I've moved once per year for 10 years now, and this is the first time they've not provided the paper copy.

Your points are all very much appreciated though, you have provided me with some assurance that all may not be doomed.

tomhudson21

LittleMax wrote: »

But landlord and agent will only find out locks have been changed should they come and let themselves in without notice - also not allowed under tenancy agreements!

To be fair, 99% of the times we've come home he's been sat at the window. I don't think the landlord would need a key to confirm him being there. We could board up the windows but that seems a little drastic. That said, the things we'll do for love...

Pixie5740

G_M wrote: »

Yup. I've never really understood the 'can enter in an emergency'.

I sort of envisage the LL sitting in his car outside, day after day, so that he can spring into action if he sees smoke pouring out through the windows. And then, rather than dialling 999, he exploits his right of entry and gets frizled to a crisp!

With their underpants over their trousers...

tomhudson21

Pixie5740 wrote: »

If people read and understood what they were signing it would make many boards on the forum redundant. Then what would we do G_M? More time for tea and cake I suppose.

Oh I understood it at the time, I just didn't commit it all to memory or focus on the specific break clauses and pet related sections. And let's face it, what's in the agreement is one thing, but there is far more information other than what's written down in those agreements that you guys dedicate your time to helping us with! :T

Out of interest, do you get any benefits from having 1000s of posts and thanks? Or are you just the unsung heroes of our time?

steampowered

I doubt the landlord would want to evict you simply because you have a cat, even if keeping the cat is technically a breach of the tenancy agreement.

Evicting someone for breach of a tenancy agreement is actually quite difficult and expensive.

Personally I'd keep the cat and just keep quiet about it.