If the owner does not respond within two weeks,the request will be deemed to be approved.
“We know that this change will make a big difference to the lives of many people,” Ms Enoch said.
“COVID has reinforced how important pets can be for people’s wellbeing,which is why this is an important inclusion in the bill.”
Landlords will be able to refuse a request to keep a pet for several reasons,including a lack of fencing or open space,unacceptable risks to health and safety,or that keeping the pet was likely to result in damage exceeding the value of the rental bond.
LNP housing spokesman Tim Mander said the changes meant landlords would have to justify why they did not want an animal on the property they owned,and they should not have to go through “rigmarole” to knock back a request.
“We all know that animals cause damage,” he said.
“We all know that you can enter a house and know immediately that a dog or a cat has been in the house because of the odour.