Hi, now that the new pet laws for tenancies have been introduced to several states, with South Australia to follow, I would be interested to know what challenges people have found with these new laws and what processes you have changed to ensure protection for the landlords. We have a pet agreement of course but knowledge of other issues would be helpful. Look forward to your feedback.
New pet laws
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Hi Sharon, Pets I find more and more are getting hidden at inspections, I completed an inspection at a property and I had a trade go and do some work at the same property 3 days later, and there was a snake in a glass cabinet, never have I seen this before, the tenants clearly hide it as it isn’t on their lease, and with Reptiles you need to have a special licence. It’s difficult to monitor, the best we can do is our best is to remind our landlord’s to have the appropriate landlord insurance.
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It’s great to have suppliers onside and willing to let us know if they notice an issue with the property when they are working there - all about good relationships!
These laws have not yet been introduced in NZ, but there are noises about them coming, and a few worrying precedents have been set at tribunal, so it’s interesting to hear what challenges you have across the water 
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lots of challenges but that’s why I love my job 
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