New rules will make it easier for tenants to have pets in Rentals, the NSW Government says.
Landlords will no longer be able to refuse pets without any reason, but they will still be able to decline in certain specific situations, the NSW Government said.
Around a third of the state’s population rents, the government says, with the number of homes on offer at historic lows.
But according to the government, one in five pets are surrendered to the RSPCA due to rental worries.
Plus domestic violence organisations say victims face a barrier leaving dangerous homes because of fears about getting a rental with their pet.
He says he hopes it will mean less pets are handed to charity, or even euthanised or abandoned.
He said there would be a list of reasons landlords were allowed to decline a tenant having animals.
“The days of automatically rejecting a pet for no reason are over if it passes the NSW Government,” he said.
