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Old 06-05-2008, 06:23 PM
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Re: Dog Friendly House / Flat Leeds UK

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Originally Posted by bee112 View Post
It's not a breach of your human rights, it's down to the landlords discretion as to who/what lives in their property!

If it's in the tenancy contract then you either agree with it or look elsewhere... no landlord is obliged to allow pets..
I wasn't quite right, but the OFT may consider it an unfair term in a tennancy agreement:

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Our objection is to blanket exclusions of pets without consideration of all the circumstances. Such a term has been considered unfair under comparable legislation in another EU member state because it could prevent a tenant keeping a goldfish. We are unlikely to object to a term prohibiting the keeping of pets that could harm the property, affect subsequent tenants or be a nuisance to other resident
Full link here http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/rep...rms/oft356.pdf
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