1 October 2022 marked the commencement of a number of residential tenancy changes in Queensland, including those relating to tenant requests to keep pets.
It is not clear whether the change will lead to a trickle or flood of pet requests and how resistant landlords will be to these changes.
In Victoria, there did not seem to be a dramatic rise in VCAT cases when similar pet laws were introduced.
Time will tell how landlords in Queensland deal with these requests.
RTA - Changes that commenced from 1 October 2022
October 2022
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