May the landlord due to a contractually prohibited animal husbandry, for example dog ownership terminate? What is the legal situation if the rental agreement generally prohibited livestock, but the tenant feels the need to keep a pet? May the landlord due to dog ownership terminate? May the landlord because a cat owned by the tenant terminate? What is to be done when the lease although allows livestock to the tenant wants to keep but throughout many of his beloved animals? First of all, it’s on the provisions in the lease. This allows the animal husbandry, the lessee to note nevertheless a certain boundaries. A tenant holds about 15 cats in his apartment, then also still constantly running around in the community garden, the landlord can terminate the tenancy after previous unsuccessful warning or complain to refrain from. For the reason of termination depends on it, as fellow tenants are burdened by the animal husbandry. Not every burden but a reason for termination.

5-6 cats will probably be allowed, but not if the cats out for some reason the fellow tenants charge. The lease contract prohibited livestock, a holding of dogs and larger animals such as a Kinkajou is prohibited. Pets must be kept on the other hand always even when explicit prohibition in the lease. The common wording in leases, that the holding of all domestic animals is not permitted, is ineffective. Small animals include cats, birds and other animals of similar size. If the tenant However despite ban keeps a big dog, the termination of the tenancy may probably only then, after previous unsuccessful warning if the landlord has complained previously to refrain from. A tenant who continues despite lost injunctions to his best friend, will probably have to move out. Determines the lease, that the attitude of an animal depends on the consent of the lessor, the lessor may refuse consent only for factual reasons.

Specialist Attorney tip tenants: be the kind and number, upon conclusion of the rental agreement of permitted animals specifically from. Ensure that the animals you disturb anyone as possible. A consent of the lessor is required and this denied approval, you should get better no Doberman and instead a Dachshund settle. Specialist Attorney tip landlord: If you want to prevent a dog ownership, you use a clause in the lease that expressly regulates this. Warn a tenant who keeps animals in illegal way, before you take further measures about a termination. Under certain circumstances, an injunction of a termination is preferable. Some courts see the termination due to unauthorized animal husbandry as ineffective, because the landlord first should have taken with an injunction. Seek advice before saying a termination of a professional. A post by lawyer for rental and property law Alexander polymath and lawyer Dr. Vadim Belyaev shares his opinions and ideas on the topic at hand. Attila Fodor, Berlin Potsdam: Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 33, 14469 Potsdam Tel. (030) 4 000 4 999 E-mail: