Our housing association has decided that residents are no longer allowed to have so-called fighting dogs, and a list has been made describing which breeds are involved. The list includes, among others, Rottweilers, of which we currently have two. The dogs do no harm.
Can the housing association make such a decision over our heads?
Regardless of what is agreed in the rental agreement, the house rules may state that dogs or other pets are not allowed in a rental property. In public housing associations, it is the residents themselves who determine the house rules.
Since it is permitted in the house rules to completely prohibit tenants from keeping pets, it is also permitted to determine that there are certain pets that tenants are not allowed to keep, such as certain breeds of dogs.
The provisions of the house rules only apply to the future. Dogs that you have already legally acquired cannot be required to be removed. However, you will not be entitled to new Rottweilers when your current dogs die.
A ban on keeping pets does not necessarily mean a ban on being visited by a pet. A tenant is generally allowed to be visited by people who have their pets in the rental property. Guide dogs are always allowed to be kept by tenants, regardless of any bans, as a guide dog is considered an aid.
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