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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 71AE Process for tenant seeking consent—animals

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 71AE

Process for tenant seeking consent—animals

    (1)     This section applies if, under a residential tenancy agreement, the tenant is required to obtain the lessor's consent to keep an animal on the premises.

    (2)     The tenant may apply, in writing, to the lessor for the lessor's consent.

    (3)     The lessor may refuse consent only if the lessor obtains the ACAT's prior approval.

    (4)     The lessor may impose a condition on consent—

        (a)     if the condition is a reasonable condition about—

              (i)     the number of animals kept on the premises; or

              (ii)     the cleaning or maintenance of the premises; or

        (b)     with the prior approval of the ACAT.

Note     A tenant may apply to the ACAT to resolve a tenancy dispute, including a dispute about whether a condition imposed under s (4) (a) is a reasonable condition (see pt 6).

    (5)     The lessor is taken to consent to the tenant's application under subsection (2) unless, within 14 days of receiving the application, the lessor applies to the ACAT under section 71AF.