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Pet Permission - Housing Assocation (Great Places)

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stclair
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Hi,

Was wondering if anyone could advise. I’m Current a tennant in a housing association apartment block and in my tenancy it states you need to request written permission to keep a pet.

I have recently put the request in writing and my request was refused due to the fact we don’t have our own door. But the complex it’s self has mixed tenancy with leaseholders and Housing Assocation tenants.

But leaseholders are allowed dogs but tenants can’t even though we all use the same doors to access to the building.

I was wondering if anyone has come across this situation before? as I’m at a loss why we as tenants would be treated differently.
Im an ex employee RBS Group
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  • t0rt0ise
    t0rt0ise Posts: 4,276 Forumite
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    I don't know what advice you want really. It's normal rules for a HA. If you want a pet get a guinea pig or something that can be kept indoors.
  • Cheeky_Monkey
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    Presumably you are treated differently because you don't own your flat.

    If you want to live in a HA property, you will have to abide by their rules I'm afraid.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    stclair wrote: »
    I was wondering if anyone has come across this situation before? as I’m at a loss why we as tenants would be treated differently.
    Maybe it's a blanket policy for all of the HA's tenants, irrespective of whether they live in a mixed tenure block or not?
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 19,136 Forumite
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    The leaseholders will have different agreements to the Housing Association tenancy agreements.
  • ognum
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    Are you sure the leaseholders are actually allowed to have dogs. Very few leases allow dogs and cat due to the possibility of them disturbing other owners.
  • boliston
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    If you are a tenant as opposed to a leaseholder then there are often more restrictive rules within the same block - an example is smoking - often tenants are forced to smoke outside in the street while leaseholders get to smoke in the comfort of their living room.
  • stclair
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    Sorry for the delay in posting….

    I did seek permission from the HA but the reason for refusal was:

    “It is very unlikely permission will be granted for a dog if the property does not have a separate entrance and sole use of a garden, as per the policy. The group’s policy contributes to Great Places meeting the regulatory standard around neighbourhood management which requires us to keep neighbourhood and communal areas associated with the homes that we own clean and safe. Only in exceptional cases, i.e. where an assistance dog is required due to a disability, we will consider these requests”

    However leaseholders are allowed pets but obviously they use the same door and communal areas as us HA tenant’s so that’s what’s baffled me a slightly. If that was the case I would have thought there would have been a blanket no dog’s policy unless it was a service dog for example.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
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  • G_M
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    Buy a lease?
  • PasturesNew
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    Maybe there is only one rule - and those you see don't have permission, they just do it.
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,844 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Maybe there is only one rule - and those you see don't have permission, they just do it.

    No they have confirmed it’s possible for leaseholders just abit strange to me considering there only using the door and communal garden as the reason for refusal.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
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