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It cites survey findings indicating delays in leaving perpetrators due to fear of animal harm and barriers in accessing animal-friendly accommodation. 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It is crucial to the safety and wellbeing of adult victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, their children, and their pets, that tenancy laws be changed to make it easier for tenants to keep pets.  \n7. Domestic Violence NSW’s July 2020 survey of domestic and family violence and community workers found that 48% of respondents stated that clients have delayed leaving a perpetrator by more than a year due to fear or threat of an animal being harmed.1 42% of respondents said that victim-survivors had delayed leaving a perpetrator for more than a year due to barriers accessing support related to their animals.2 “Lack of animal-friendly rental accommodation” was the most significant barrier to accessing support identified by respondents for clients with animals experiencing domestic and family violence and abuse with 93% of respondents identifying this barrier. 3 “Lack of animal-friendly emergency and crisis accommodation” and “Lack of animal-friendly transitional and long-term accommodation” followed at 92% and 85%, respectively.4  \n8. Living with animals has a significant positive impact on people living with mental health illness, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.5 Research has shown that people who have experienced domestic and family violence and abuse who now live with an animal report less psychological distress and higher social support than participants who had experienced violence and abuse and did not have pets, and that victim-survivors have described the relationship they have with their animals as an important remaining positive relationship in their lives after leaving violence.6  \n9. It is crucial to the safety and wellbeing of adult victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, their children, and their pets, that tenancy laws be changed to make it easier for tenants to keep pets.  \n10. For these reasons and the reasons outlined in the Tenants’ Union of NSW submission we endorse the recommendations made by the Tenants’ Union of NSW outlined below.  \nRecommendations  \nWe support the following recommendations made by the Tenants’ Union of NSW:  \nLandlords and agents should be restrained from asking about pet ownership when renters are applying for a property by prohibiting them from requesting this information in the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and from taking the status of pet ownership into consideration when determining a rental application.  \n14 days is a reasonable amount of time for a landlord to consider and respond to a renter’s request to keep a pet.  \nWhere a landlord is seeking an order to refuse a request for a pet, they should be required to do this  \n1 Dam, M, and McCaskill, C. (2020), Animals and people experiencing domestic and family violence: how their safety and wellbeing are interconnected, Domestic Violence NSW, Sydney, (DV NSW Report) p 43, 106  \n2 Ibid, p 42  \n3 Ibid, p 45  \n4 Ibid  \n5 Brooks, H.L., Rushton, K., Lovell, K. et al. (2018) The power of support from companion animals for people living with mental health problems: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence. BMC Psychiatry 18, 31; Roxanne D. Hawkins, Emma L. Hawkins & Liesbeth Tip (2021)“I Can’t Give Up When I Have Them to Care for”: People’s Experiences of Pets and Their Mental Health, Anthrozoös, 34:4, 543-562.  \n6 DVNSW Report (2020), Note 1.  \nwithin 14 days from the date on which the renter made a written request.  \nShould a landlord wish to deny permission for a renter to keep a pet, the onus should be on the landlord to obtain a Tribunal order allowing them to refuse consent.  \nThe Tribunal should consider the welfare of the animal as the primary consideration when determining whether it is reasonable to refuse a request for a pet at the property. They should be guided by relevant animal welfare guidelines and/or other companion animals’ regulations.  \nThe Tribunal should not be able to give the landlord the ongoing right to say no to animals at the prop","cbCaitnk7G1vXL0m","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitnk7G1vXL0m","pdf",242577,6,"English","# Recommendations\n## Restricting pet-related requests\n## Tribunal process for pet refusal\n## Limiting applicant information and survey context\n## Preventing discrimination via protected attribute","[{\"question\":\"Why does the document call for changes to tenancy laws regarding pets?\",\"answer\":\"It states that easier access for tenants to keep pets is crucial to the safety and wellbeing of victim-survivors, their children, and their pets.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the cited survey findings say about delays in leaving a perpetrator?\",\"answer\":\"They report that many respondents said clients delayed leaving for more than a year due to fear or threat of an animal being harmed, and due to barriers accessing support related to animals.\"},{\"question\":\"How should landlords and agents be limited when renters apply to keep pets?\",\"answer\":\"They should not be able to request pet-ownership information during applications, and time limits and tribunal requirements should apply if a landlord seeks to refuse a request.\"}]","Womens Legal Service - Tenancy Law Recommendations on Keeping Pets | PDF",1789836240]