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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2022

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello

To ask the Chief Executive how many properties advertised on CBL in the past 12 months have a no pets policy

REPLY:

Forty-eight apartments provided by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in developents in Newcastle, Adamstown and Citywest have been advertised with a "no pets" policy over the past twelve months through Choice-Based Letting (CBL.  An request for expressions of interest was also advertised through CBL to seek potential tenants for some of the homes in the age friendly development currently on site in Sallymills, Clondalkin which will provide a total of eighty-five age friendly homes and where a "no pets" policy will also be in place.

AHB policies in relation to pets varies depending on the type of property offered but generally AHBs do not allow pets to be kept in apartments unless they have their own front door and a garden space while pets would generally be allowed in houses.  One Approved Housing Body, Clúid Housing, is currently carrying out a pilot scheme permitting certain pets in apartments subject to a number of conditions (breed, licence, registration etc.) and the outcome will be shared with other AHBs to inform their approach.

Paragraph 14 of the New Summary Tenancy Obligation on Council-owned properties sets out the guidelines in relation to pets and details the types of pets which are restricted and the types of pets allowed.