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P-06-1272 Ban the use of 'no pet clauses' in tenancy agreements in Wales

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Meeting: 15/05/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 6)

6 Paper to note - P-06-1272 Ban the use of 'no pet clauses' in tenancy agreements in Wales

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Meeting: 27/03/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

4 P-06-1272 Ban the use of 'no pet clauses' in tenancy

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write back to the Minister for Climate Change in order to seek a response to the further questions raised by the petitioner.

 

Meeting: 05/12/2022 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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Jack Sargeant MS declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

The petitioner is one of his constituents.

 

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to:

 

  • await to see if the issue will be considered as part of  the Local Government and Housing Committee’s work; and
  • in the meantime, write back to the Welsh Government to ask what is being done to increase awareness of people's rights with regard to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act.

Meeting: 16/11/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in relation to Petition P-06-1272 Ban the use of 'no pet clauses' in tenancy agreements in Wales

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4.4.a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in relation to Petition P-06-1272 Ban the use of 'no pet clauses' in tenancy agreements in Wales.

Meeting: 10/10/2022 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to the Local Government and Housing Committee to ask if the concerns raised in the petition can be considered as part of their inquiry into homelessness.

 

The Committee also agreed to write to the Minister, in order to highlight the concerns that those without a tenancy agreement are not afforded any protection, and to ask what steps Welsh Government plan to take to address this issue.

Meeting: 13/06/2022 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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Jack Sargeant MS declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

The petitioner is known to him and in the 5th Senedd he published a report with a number of charities, both in the housing and homelessness sector and in the animal welfare sector, called a pet 'paw-licy'.

 

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write  back to Minister seek further clarification on the points raised by the petitioner including:

 

  • whether there will be guidance as to what would be deemed ‘reasonable’ or whether it refers to any form of dispute resolution if the landlord and tenant cannot or do not agree in relation to pets;
  • how the Act addresses the fact that many adverts for rental properties explicitly state ‘no pets’, before any conversations as to whether a prospective tenant having a pet would be ‘reasonable’ can take place; and
  • what action is being taken to ensure tenants are informed of their rights under the Consumer Act 2015, which should prevent landlords from unreasonably refusing tenants’ requests to keep pets, and what support will be available to those tenants.

 

 

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