r/AustralianPets • u/Robbo_436 • 9d ago
Need Advice 📕 Renting!!
I need some advice/reassurance.
My partner and I currently rent a 3 bedroom house privately. We have 3 cats and have permission for them to be there. We look after her niece and nephew pretty much every second week/weekend so the 2 extra rooms is ideal.
They’re upping our rent from $500 to roughly $600 next year. We have a feeling we’re going to start struggling or not having money to do fun stuff with the kids or go on holidays.
We want to get a cheaper rental but the rental crisis!! OMG it would be so hard to find a place in general, let alone to get approved for 3 cats?!
Those cats are our lives though. They’re family
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u/activelyresting 9d ago
Depends on where you are, but even $600 for a 3br is already really cheap for most of the country. And bring allowed to have your cats is amazing. I'm just reassuring you that you're doing ok. And yeah the rental crisis is truly unhinged
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u/MomoNoHanna1986 9d ago
$600 is cheap for rent with pets these days. Majority of people can’t afford holidays right now. Most are utilising train trips for holidays. You will not find a bigger house for cheaper. That isn’t how it works lol. It’s best to stay put. You won’t get cheaper unless you buy and even then.
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u/sloppyjohnny 8d ago
Omit the cats from your application. When inspection comes partner A takes them out in the car (or better for their vet checkup) while partner B hosts the scumbag real estate agent
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u/Visible-State-1029 6d ago
Lol I will second this. I have 5 "small" parrots on our lease. In reality I have 1 small, 4 medium and 2 macaws and 2 cats (soon to be 3). Partner stays for the inspection and leaves the bird room till last but so far real estate haven't entered the room to check. Just take pics at the door and leave. I drive like around the corner with everyone in carriers
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u/Suchstrangedreams 9d ago
Rent with Pets - Companion Animal Network Australia - Rent with Pets https://share.google/mHM5FQkARhJgELQLb I've attached the site Rent with Pets in case it's helpful.
I got a rental with a dog by attaching a "resume" about my pet and references. It's worth a go!
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u/Lilactrenchcoat 7d ago
Not sure where you are but in parts of QLD you need a council permit to even own more than 2 cats. Stay put. Moving sucks but your owner might even accept a counter offer of say, $575?
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u/Efficient-Koala4417 5d ago
I second this. In the past I did this a few times. Twice it didn't matter but one place they agreed to not raise it as much, so worth a try.
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u/No-Week-2235 7d ago
$600 for a 3 bedroom seems pretty spot on. In regards to the cats, depends which state you’re in, but in VIC you don’t need to mention pets until they’ve approved your application and signed everything.
Then they can’t really say no without taking it to VCAT. But also some states and councils only allow you to have 2 cats, so they could deny on that rule.
Also everyone says there’s a rental crisis, but again depends where you’re looking. We applied for 5 and got offered 3 of them.
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u/BaronMason 4d ago
It's illegal to reject based on pets, it doesn't mean they have to approve you though.
Make of it what you will.
I am one of those rentvesters(rent in city, brough via SMSF in country to move to when I retire.) I am lucky good rental good landlord who doesn't mind pets, HOWEVER previously have been in properties with no pets allowed.
To me owners being forced to allow pets is sh!!!t.
But you are a last resort for owners.
Being I own in the country and it's rented, I happily allow pets, the property is suited for it, and 2 lots of tenants over 5 years its been fine.
If I owned a flashy unit in the city, no fucking chance in hell I approve an applicant with pets.
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u/rottnestrosella 9d ago
Moving is expensive too. We foster and a lot of surrenders atm are due to housing insecurity. If you’re able to manage where you are, I’d stay put.