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Are pets welcome on rental flats?

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If you want to live in a rental apartment with your pet, you have to know that the Urban Leasing Law leaves in the hands of the parties involved (tenant and owner) the possibility of having animals or not, but legitimizes the owner to prohibit the holding animals to the building you want to rent. In any case, whether it's allowed or not to have pets, it must be written in the contract from the beginning. If the contract specifies that you can have animals, once you've signed it the owner can not do anything, no matter how much he changes his mind. This, of course, if the animal involved does not cause problems or damage. On the contrary, if the contract specifies that pets can not be kept, the tenant will have to respect this clause. In case that the contract does not specify the prohibition of pets, the tenant has free access to live with them.

If it's the community that does not allow pets, it's important that your animal complies with all the regulations: that it has the vaccines up to date, that it bears the identification chip, that it appears in the official pet registry, etc. In case of conflict, if everything is correct, you can challenge the ban on animals because individual rights prevail over those of the community. It's also necessary that as owners of the animal we take responsibility of generating the minimum discomfort (noise, smells, excrements, behaviour in common areas, use of muzzles, etc.).

We recommend that if you intend to bring a pet to the flat you want to rent; you should talk to the owner immediately. In this way, you will be able to reach an agreement and avoid future conflicts that may arise.


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