No pets allowed: NSW pushed to act on ‘urgent’ need to make rentals more animal-friendly
by Jordyn Beazley from World news | The Guardian on (#6C8N4)
Animal Justice party will put forward an amendment to the government's bill that further strengthens laws allowing renters to own pets
The New South Wales government is being pushed to make rentals animal-friendly sooner as pet owners find it increasingly hard to find a home and pounds see an influx of renters giving up their pets.
Labor promised in the lead-up to the election that it would make it easier for renters to own pets, with plans to give landlords 21 days to respond to a renter's request to own a pet. If the landlord refuses within the timeframe, they must put their reason to the yet-to-be-established rental commissioner for a final decision.
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