Private Rented Housing: Pets
(asked on 6th July 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of clauses 16B and 16C of the Renters (Reform) Bill on blocks of flats whose leases prohibit pets which may cause a nuisance.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 20th July 2023
The Renters (Reform) Bill provides landlords with added flexibility where they need to obtain the consent of a superior landlord when considering any request for a pet. It will be reasonable for landlords to refuse a request where accepting a pet would breach an agreement with a superior landlord.