Landlords in Tasmania, southern Australia, decided to take their tenants to court. The reason? They wanted to ban a dog from the rental property.
Fears over the garden
Determined to block a young blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier from moving into the 1950s house, the owners argued that a dog would inevitably "roll on the lawn, dig, defecate or urinate" on the unfenced plot.
A presumed right for tenants
When negotiations proposed by the tenants failed to resolve the matter, the tribunal stepped in to settle the dispute.
The Australian court pointed out that keeping a pet is a presumed right for tenants, unless there is a legitimate reason to object.
Ruling that a dog of this size would cause no more damage than "fair wear and tear" to the property, the court allowed the pet, setting a simple weight limit of 33 lbs.
Translated from the FR Wamiz website using artificial intelligence
