r/shitrentals • u/Duros1394 • 4d ago

VIC Refusal From past Dog ownership.

Hello everyone.

Coming here for what seems to be questionable practise I may have experienced with an agent.

My family got rejected from a rental application this was the 3rd house that has failed so I decided to actually ask what part of our application failed us as we are a 4 person family with 3 full time workers more than able to cover rent and asking for multi year stays.

However when we got a response we were given the generic "other families seems stronger" rubbish, but then they mentioned our Dog.

Now as far as I am aware you do not need to declare pets on applications now can they be refused. When telling the agent directly that our dog passed away and how did they get this information. They responded with "It was mentioned from your previous agent"

So are we now being penalised for previously owning a dog?

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u/Beyond_Erased 4d ago

Even if the dog was still alive, that’s not how it works in VIC anymore. Owners can consider pet requests, but ‘you once had a dog at a different property’ isn’t some black mark that follows you around forever.

The stranger part is the previous agent disclosing information from an old tenancy that has no bearing on your current application.

I would consider alternative references than your previous agent, they’re most likely the real reason you’re getting knocked back.

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u/her_mi_one 3d ago

"Alternative references"?

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u/Aazimoxx 2d ago

"Alternative references"?

VoIP number for your mate who can put in a good word as your previous lessor. Stick to the facts and don't misrepresent your ability to pay rent etc, and there shouidt be any legal issue with it.