Miscommunication
So I found the lease and the lease says "No pets allowed unless written consent from the owner." We did not have written consent. But after the real estate agents supposedly checked with the owners and got a Harry reference from my old landlord, we made a verbal agreement on the owners behalf, since the owners are overseas.
Turns out despite this agreement, the owners never wanted for the tenants to have a pet and they are pissed off beyond belief. The neighbour tattled to the owners about Harry and now the owners want him gone.
The real estate agent calls this a "terrible misunderstanding" between agent and the owners. I call it "tenants get royally fucked in the rear."
Before we moved I was living in one of the oldest and loveliest suburbs in Canberra. Our backyard was approximately the size of half a football field, and full of trees and rocks and bushes and even a pond for Harry to play in. The landlord thought we were great tenants, so when Miss E needed a place to live, we only agreed we'd move out with her if we could find a place that was good for Harry. We thought our new place was perfect, but doesn't seem the case now.
I had my little cry but now I am just fucking ANGRY! I would never, ever have moved if I'd known Harry wasn't welcome to the new place. There's been nothing but shit since we moved, starting with me accidentally plowing my car into another neighbours vehicle on the very first day we moved in, to the general inconvenience of the new house, now to the Harry Situation.
And all the agent can do is apologise endlessly and says she'll try help me find somewhere new for Harry to live. She also said, "Hey I have a dog, I know it's devastating. But gee your hair is looking great! What have you done to it?"
What!?!
My sister's trying to call the Tenancy Advice Service as we speak. I don't know what rights we have here but it sure feels like we're being screwed over.
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Aww Shauny that's terrible.. poor you and Harry... *hug* I hope it works out okay for you. Come and live in Goulburn, the rent is cheap and there's sfa to do. :)
Hear hear. This could be a perfect excuse to leave the big C. Come down to Melbourne. I'm planning to have my insane housemate committed or imprisoned or interned or something, so I'll need someone to make up the bulk of the rent.
That royally sucks. And you got the small room too.
We are going to get soooo drunk.
hey miss shauny. this sucks big time. hopefully the tenancy advice service can help.
and what's with the estate agent? who cares about your hair at the moment?
hey miss shauny. this sucks big time. hopefully the tenancy advice service can help.
and what's with the estate agent? who cares about your hair at the moment? well, obviously you do, but, um, you know what i mean.
It certainly does sound like you're being royally screwed over. And a agreement is an agreement, whether it's verbal or not. If talking to the Tenancy Advice Service doesn't help I'd recommend threatening to contact the media, and if that doesn't resolve the situation do contact the media.
Your story is genuine, you are being screwed over, and I'm sure your real-estate agent would rather talk the owners round to conceeding than have their bad name plastered all over national television. At the very least you'll probably get the stupid real-estate cow fired. Might be worth a try.
I'm so sorry. Dear Shauny, all the best luck. My thoughts are with you.
oh dear. Still, one big sleep till we all get pissed. We can all have a cry, group hug and then perhaps form a vigilante group and burn them, burn them all.
thanks guys...
me, i'd go to the owners and kick up a stink, along with going to the media and talking about the crap real estate agent.
screw giving Harry away. forget what I said in your first post re this horrid situation.
Do not give your dog away! Tell the agent that you are going to go crying to the local news to find your Harry a good home. Perhaps they will relay the message back to the owners and they will reconsider. What is their reason for not wanting a pet. Maybe you could give them a pet deposit in case they are afraid something will get ruined. :/
If worse comes to worse, let someone babysit Harry for a bit, then get monkeys. Five or so should do. Then see what happens.
*hug*
Get out of there, and take Harry with you! And you people nearby, make sure you get her damn drunk!
<channel style="post-MeFi ranting anger">Go get 'em, Shauny! Give 'em hell! Heads will roll!</channel>
Damnit! Fight, fight, fight. Real estate agent is at fault, really honestly at fault. They told you verbally that the pet was O.K. Threaten media, find a lawyer friend to write a letter, dig heels in. It ain't right!
I couldn't imagine having anyone tell me to get rid of Jeffrey. I might threaten him with just that from time to time...
But he's part of the family? How can you give a way family?
Oooh... I hope you get this sorted and you get to keep Harry there.
That or move.