Comments on: Spencer Herbert Backs West End Residents Fighting Eviction Over Pets http://seafieldapartments.com/spencer-herbert-backs-west-end-residents-fighting-eviction-over-pets/691 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pet Memorial http://seafieldapartments.com/spencer-herbert-backs-west-end-residents-fighting-eviction-over-pets/691/comment-page-1#comment-190 Pet Memorial Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:55:43 +0000 http://seafieldapartments.com/?p=691#comment-190 Enjoyed the read! Have bookmarked your site and plan to check back often! Enjoyed the read! Have bookmarked your site and plan to check back often!

]]> By: PJ http://seafieldapartments.com/spencer-herbert-backs-west-end-residents-fighting-eviction-over-pets/691/comment-page-1#comment-152 PJ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:42:59 +0000 http://seafieldapartments.com/?p=691#comment-152 While I sympathize with the pet owners, I think legally and technically, they might be hooped, depending on what is stated in the Tenancy Agreement they signed. For example, the BC Apartment Owners and Manager Association agreement, which many landlords use, clearly states, "Unless specifically permitted in writing in advance by the landlord, the tenant must not keep on the residential property and animal, including a dog, cat, reptile or exotic animal...." The agreement is a legally binding contract. If a person wants to have a pet in their apartment, they should make sure they don't sign anything that says that they can't. On the other hand, considering that these tenants have had these pets for so many years, the RTO may consider it "condonation" on the part of the landlord, without there having been anything in writing. Hopefully, this is what the tenants argued in their dispute resolution. Personally, as a landlord (who also happens to be a human being), I would consider these pet owners to be "grandfatherred in" and so they would not have to give up their pets or face being evicted. While I sympathize with the pet owners, I think legally and technically, they might be hooped, depending on what is stated in the Tenancy Agreement they signed. For example, the BC Apartment Owners and Manager Association agreement, which many landlords use, clearly states, “Unless specifically permitted in writing in advance by the landlord, the tenant must not keep on the residential property and animal, including a dog, cat, reptile or exotic animal….” The agreement is a legally binding contract. If a person wants to have a pet in their apartment, they should make sure they don’t sign anything that says that they can’t. On the other hand, considering that these tenants have had these pets for so many years, the RTO may consider it “condonation” on the part of the landlord, without there having been anything in writing. Hopefully, this is what the tenants argued in their dispute resolution.

Personally, as a landlord (who also happens to be a human being), I would consider these pet owners to be “grandfatherred in” and so they would not have to give up their pets or face being evicted.

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