Tribunal Sides With Tenant in Test of New Laws on Pets in NSW Rental Properties. ABC News 17/8/25.

[Deeds]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/tribunal-sides-with-tenant-new-nsw-laws-pets-in-rentals/105604368

[Little Gifts]

As a long term pet owner, most of the damage is to my furniture (from dogs getting up and down) and personal possessions that get stolen and chewed on. The tiled floors are not damaged in any way, the pet mesh on the screen doors is still looking the same, do skirting boards or doors have been chewed on. Even on the patio the damage is to the  outer dog beds and not the structure. Mine have not been diggers either so the garden and yard still looks the same. And in all the decades I've had dogs I've  never had a flea infestation. I'm sure some property owners go straight to worst case scenario, but if your tenant has shown they are capable of  looking after themselves and your property, they will look after a pet to the same  standards.

[persephone]

When I was a renter in my previous life, I had a dog and two cats - there was no damage whatsoever ...except cat scratches on my furniture , I got a lovely reference from one landlady ....

[tdierikx]

I rented when I owned 5 Rottweilers... never lost a cent of my bond at any place I rented, and always got glowing reports from each agent as to how well I kept the places I lived in. I always left a place in better condition than when I'd moved into it.

 

T.