South Australian Pet Owners Set for Rental Rights Boost

South Australian Pet Owners Set for Rental Rights Boost
A cat waiting to be adopted looks out of its cage at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Shelter and Veterinary Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on April 1, 2020. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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Renters in South Australia (SA) would no longer have to choose between keeping a roof over their heads and giving up a pet under proposed law changes.

The state’s government on Sunday announced it will consult on a bill to include a presumption in residential tenancy laws that a renter who applies to keep a pet cannot have their request unreasonably refused.

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