Homes are for everyone
Sunday, 06 October 2024 at 9:49
Everyone in NSW has the right to a safe home, including renters with animals!
Around 7 in 10 Australian households live with animals. Yet only 1 in 10 homes available to rent in NSW advertise that animals will be ‘considered’.
When people are forced to surrender their animals because they can’t find somewhere to live together – this can be a death sentence for animals if they can’t be rehomed.
Many women and children experiencing domestic and family violence face challenges in finding a safe home to live with their beloved animals – this puts them all at risk.
The NSW Government must act now to make sure all renters with animals can find a safe home.
We are joining Lucy’s Project in calling on the NSW Government to:
1. Make rental housing animal–inclusive by default. If a landlord wants to prohibit animals, the landlord should be required to get permission from the Tribunal to
do so.
2. Landlords and real estate agents shouldn’t be allowed to ask about animals when people apply for rental housing. No one should be discriminated against!
3. Landlords and real estate agents should not be allowed to advertise rental homes as ‘no pets’, or to say ‘no pets’ can live in the rental homes. Homes are for everyone.
Contact the NSW Premier and tell him why NSW renters should be able to live with their animals!
Please join us in demanding change.
