I’m sorry to hear that. It does sound like these tenants need to go. I would check the section21 flowchart to check that you’re able to issue the tenants with this. Good luck!
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I will, they really have no respect for me at all.
Yes , these are bad tenants even without the dog, section 21 asap.
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A very common explanation and, as you’ve discovered, usually a lie.
Your choice - can you live with the risk of the potential damage / odours, are the tenants worth compromising for, is the yappy dog causing a nuisance to neighbours and do you care if the neighbouring properties are not owned by you?
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I had the same issue. The tenant ignored me. I issued a section 21. It’s a clear breach and if they’re ignoring you, that’s your way forward.
Alternatively, asked for £1000 additional Dog deposit towards damages and any works required when they leave to make the property fully compliant, especially for anyone who has allergies to hear or dogs or animals of any sort.
For your information, the so-called nice little dog has pissed everywhere stained the carpets, discoloured, the carpets, the place reeks.
This is why landlords don’t like taking animals apart from the noise
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Some people have to have animals, blind dogs, helper dogs comfort animals for people on the spectrum, not all people that have pets make damages, there are very good and responsible pet owners. Did u know the majorty of pet owners are over 50, so they will suffer because of one pet that damages things? I myself have 3 well behaved cats trained from young, had them my whole life, we are not all the same.
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It would help if the law allowed big deposits to be taken from those with pets.
Seems reasonable doesn’t it for landlords to want and expect this?
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pets and benefits I feel a long response coming our way
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I had the same issue - unfortunately dogs do make a house smell of dog - you will spend a lot of time ridding the smell. Harder to re-let. It was the dog or the tenants - the tenants are still there after 6 years.
And before everyone shoots me down I am a dog lover and have my own dogs in my own home.
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Do you have a clause which indicates that rent can be increased in your contract if a pet is brought in?
Landlord law has a contract clause and amendment document.
My tenants did this. I charged an extra £75 per month for the dog.
You cannot take a pet deposit but you can increase rent legally if your contract has provision to do so.
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Pet deposits are illegal under the TFA.
You are legal to increase the rent if you have a provision for this.
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I would consider taking a dog or cat if I put lino/tiles all over the place with no furniture. Also, it will be a budget place. As of now, we don’t have such property.
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Breach of contract?..or doesnt it matter that it was the tenant who broke the contract??
I’m an animal lover and spent a number of years working with them, but honestly feel there should be a blanket ban on all pets in rented properties, unless they are legitimate service animals.
I live in a rented terrace next to a couple who have two large dogs and at least seven large cats in their rented property (we’re confident their landlord is unaware, as they live elsewhere).
It’s not only unfair to the animals, but has significantly hindered my family’s ability and right to enjoy our space… imagine never being able to open your windows for the awful stench from a neighbour’s house, or being able to enjoy your garden as they’ve literally transformed their’s into a massive toilet. It’s shocking.
I really feel for their landlord as they will, undoubtedly, have an extensive and costly clean-up job at some point.
Perhaps a fairly extreme case, but I would support any landlord in not wanting to take the risk.
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Indeed, I would always ask tenants how they planned to dispose of the poop. In my area if you put it in a bin the collectors won’t take the bin. So for my own dog I pick it all up, put it in a bin and take it to a public dog poop bin weekly. I guess for many they just leave it in the garden.
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cats for me .!! Funny thing is if I see a dog walker picking up with a poop bag ,I cannot imagine I could do that. But last week I had to bucket out a blocked inspection chamber and it did not bother me
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Getting any other deposit over the allowed amount will give you nothing but headache and it can also prevent you issuing S21. Better action would be raise rent (when time comes) keeping dog in mind.
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My drug addict tenant got a dog… it urinated and pooed all of the floors and carpets… a call to RSPCA solved this problem. He is not capable of taking care of him self let alone a dog. I am now trying to evict but he’s got the council on side and despite being a drug addict who cant run his own life he’s outsmarting us… He’s also threatened to stab anyone who tries to evict him. You really need to take control here, it sounds like you have bad tenants. Hands up anyone who has good tenants however…
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That’s terrible! Thanks for the advice!
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I don’t have a clause…