New 2023 Law About Tennants Keeping Pets?

[cleoval]

Hi Can anyone explain if the new law states housing associations have to allow pets.? i have a cat but want to adopt another. Thanks.

[barry1010]

There is no new law yet, it is a Bill that has to go through a long process before a decision is made. If the Bill does go through it could be drastically different to the proposals currently being discussed and reported

[DTCwordfan]

what about with private tenants - though what constitutes acceptable pets - such as mice, snakes, Vietnamese pigs or Bengali tigers and all exotics in between?

[bednobs]

if you already have one surely that means your ha allows it?

[cleoval]

Hi bednobs they were only allowing 1 pet.

[bednobs]

how would they know?

[cleoval]

Hi bednobs you are right but what if the housing officer decides to visit.?Thanks.

[THECORBYLOON]

Section 7 of the new Bill is about the right to request to have a pet.

Section 7 (6) of the Bill states, "This section applies to every assured tenancy other than a tenancy of social housing, within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008."

Looking at that 2008 Act, Part 2 relates to Social Housing

Shelter explains Social Housing as being, "provided by either housing associations (not-for-profit organisations that own, let, and manage rented housing) or the local council."

It appears, at this early stage anyway, there will be no automatic right to have a pet for those in Housing Association (HA) accommodation.

It should be noted the Bill refers to the, "Right to request permission to keep a pet" so a single pet and not multiple pets.

As you already have a pet, it appears that even if there were the same right for HA tenants, you would not be able to have a right to request another one.

[bednobs]

how often does the officer visit? just let the spare cat out first

[Peter Pedant]

The bill is unreadable
Corbyloon has got much further