Scottish tenants 'should not be restricted from keeping pets by landlords'

Scottish tenants 'should not be restricted from keeping pets by landlords'

TENANTS should not be restricted from keeping pets by landlords, the Scottish Greens have said.

Housing Bill: No restrictions for renters to keep pets

Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman lodged amendments to the forthcoming Housing (Scotland) Bill that would make it easier for people in privately rented properties to keep pets and service animals. Currently, if a renter wants to keep a pet, they must make a request to their landlord who then has 42 days to respond. New proposals by the Greens would reduce the response time to 14 days, making the process fairer for renters, and taking no response…