Does your tenant have pets, even though they are not allowed? This question is not uncommon.
All too often, tenants break contracts by acquiring animals, despite a direct prohibition against it.
But why can't you just throw the tenant out? – The issue was recently before the Housing Court in Copenhagen, where a tenant could not be thrown out of her lease, even though she had kept a dog in the sense of the Tenancy Act, and that the lease agreement prohibited this. The court emphasized that the dog (in this case) had not been a nuisance to the other residents.
Paragraph The lawyers have also commented on the judgment in an article from Finans.
You can read the article here: https://finans.dk/privatokonomi/ECE10855718/boliglejere-kan-have-forbudte-kaeledyr-uden-at-blive-smidt-ud/?ctxref=ext
From the article, it may sound like a hopeless task for landlords to enforce a ban on pets in leases all around – BUT, the above judgment is also related to the fact that the landlord had not used the correct procedure to terminate the lease in case of violation of the pet ban. So it can easily be done, you just have to be prepared to take up the fight with the tenant and pay special attention to the procedure.
The procedure is long, cumbersome and, above all, requires that you have an advisor who is a specialist in termination and cancellation of leases.
If you recognize the problem, talk to lawyer Søren Vasegaard Andreasen, sva@paragrafadvokaterne.dk
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