Renting house with no pet in tenancy agreement

iammumtoone

tomhudson21 wrote: »

To be fair, 99% of the times we've come home he's been sat at the window.

Thats what I love about cats they do what they want, normally which happens to be the most inconvenient for you. :rotfl:

KiKi

Get hold of your TA, but read *that* rather than asking the agency about the break clause - you're just inviting suspicion!!

tomhudson21

Silvertabby wrote: »

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

Haha, I said this to my girlfriend earlier. Let's procreate and have our child run amok. But I was told off for suggesting it during a difficult time and shamed for suggesting we bring another life into this world purely to spite our cat hating landlord...

ognum

Is it that you live in a leasehold property and the lease prohibits cats?

Pixie5740

Nothing but a warm fuzzy feeling inside...then again that could be the whiskey (purely medicinal since I have a cold you understand).

The comment about people reading what they sign wasn't particularly directed at you.

tomhudson21

ognum wrote: »

Is it that you live in a leasehold property and the lease prohibits cats?

Yes basically. It's not my decision to have ended up with him, but you know, family expectations.

PasturesNew

In short: if there's no break clause the LL can't get you out, or do anything, between now and the end of the tenancy, even though you've got a cat. Their tough kitty.

So, you can just stay put, then move out at the end of the tenancy.

If there is no damage to the property from the kitty and no fleas, then there's nothing further for you to pay. They can't come after you with a bill simply for having the cat, only if it caused damage.

Your best/cheapest bet, therefore, is to accept that the game's up and you'll be moving - but not until the end of the tenancy date (unless there's a break clause). If there is a break clause you can just sit and wait to see if the LL uses it .... they might not bother.

You can't move out until either the break clause date (if it exists) or the end of the tenancy, unless the landlord agrees - and it'll cost you extra to do so.

So just sit tight and keep checking kitty isn't scratching

In the end, the LL might just never issue you with a notice to leave at the end of the tenancy and might simply let you renew and "you'll have gotten away with it". At the moment you're new/unknown quantity and this cat might be the thin end of a nasty wedge the LL is about to be hit with. Keep your nose clean and they might just decide you're OK after all ... and happy to keep you.

Mossfarr

I am a landlord and I have a 'No Cats' policy, and I would definitely issue a section 21 if any of my tenants got a cat. My husband is allergic to them so he wouldn't be able to do any maintenance or repairs in the property. Hiding the cat from us when we visit simply wouldn't work, as my husband would react immediately on entering the property! We do welcome other pets (and rampaging toddlers) but our reasons are clearly explained to prospective tenants when they come to view.

Pixie5740

A Section 21 won't make much difference to the OP since s(he) only signed a 12 month fixed term 2 months ago. Any Section 21 issued now would be invalid unless there's a break clause in the TA.

Prothet_of_Doom

As a relatively new Landlord myself, I researched what I would be able to do if I put in a NO pets clause, and the tenant chose to ignore it, and came to the conclusion that I'd be better off with pets allowed with landlords permission, as a court would look at how reasonable it would be to deny a pet. Plus I figured that with laminate flooring and no furnishings, there would be no problems with fleas and the like. (although I have heard of dogs eating laminate in extreme cases), and by saying I'd allow pets I'd get more interest.

If however I was renting out a flat, my lease might be very anti-pet and I'd be forced to pass on that clause.

But I am now looking to rent a place mid week as I work away from home, and I might like to bring my cat and dog occasionally (and maybe my wife), but almost 90% of adverts say NO pets.

So I asked the question at Landlord zone of other landlords. What could they do if I choose to ignore that? I also asked, what if I sublet a room? (The houses with gardens come with more rooms than I need) What can the landlord actually do in the short term? There was outrage. I seemed to upset a few people.