21 September 2013
PET HOUSE Australian’s love their pets. Pets outnumber humans by a ratio of 3:2 with over 60% of households owning one or more. This begs a tricky question for landlords, do you allow tenants to keep them? In Victoria there are no specific tenancy laws governing the possession of pets. However, landlords can negotiate further provisions for tenants with pets. These may include: · Pet references from previous landlords
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104 Somerville Road 9316 9000
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· An additional ‘pet’ bond or an increase in the standard bond · More frequent inspections until its established that the pet is not causing any damage · The tenant having the property professionally treated, namely carpets, every six months as well as at the end of the lease If a tenant’s pet does cause damage to a property or is a nuisance to neighbours or other residents, a landlord may issue the tenant with a notice advising immediate action i.e. permanent removal of the pet and repairing any damage. Pets in apartment complexes are generally not permitted without the written permission of the owners’ corporation. The owners’ corporation may grant permission although certain conditions almost always apply. For example, a dog may need to be on a lead when on common property. A common sense approach seems to work best when it comes to pets and rental properties. Outcomes can be extremely positive especially when the tenants have been properly screened. Craig J. Stephens Managing Director / Officer in Effective Control M 0418 547 938
As a service to our vendors, we will require names & phone numbers on entry of all inspections. Privacy Act 2000: We use personal information collected from you during open for inspections for security purposes. We may also use that information to contact you with respect to this property and others we believe may be of interest to you. Also, we may contact you in relation to other services provided by us or our associates such as insurance, mortgages and loans. By providing your information to us you agree to our use of it as described above unless you advise us differently. If the information is not provided we may not be able to provide an effective and comprehensive service to you. (Your personal information will be collected and held in accordance with provisions of the Information Privacy Act 2000). We have obtained all information in this document from sources we believe to be reliable, however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations. We strongly recommend that you clearly register your interest with our representative at the open for inspection, so that in the event of a sale being imminent, your position is protected. We make every effort to contact all interested parties prior to a property being sold.
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MAREE CECCHIN
ANNA GRECH
ASTRID JANE
ALAN STEPHENS
REECE GOSSTRAY
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MARK HUTCHESON
NICOLE GRECH
LACHLAN McCRAW
SUE STEVENS
MAX WALLER
Sales Consultant
Marketing Manager
Property & Finance Consultant
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Business Development Manager (Property Management) - City of Maribyrnong
Director Provincial Home Loans
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