The reforms regarding pets seem to be written by renters or by single dwelling residents (or owners).
Surely to get such reforms more broadly accepted by everyone, there should be two sets of bonds payable by renters:
For a tenancy without a pet, say, 4 weeks’ rent and
For a tenancy with pet, say, 7 weeks’ rent
After all:
- Pets can and do damage property and in such an event, even without a tenant damaging property or defaulting on rent, a 4 week bond will evaporate quick as a wink; and
- Why would a rational landlord that is forced to accept the same bond from a pet owning potential tenant when a non pet owning potential tenant has to pony the exact same (current) 4 week bond?