"Council tenants in Nottingham could soon be restricted on the amount of pets they can keep in their homes. Some residents have criticised the plans which would limit tenants to one cat or dog per household."

They already do that where i live (Tameside Council) you have to get permission for every animal you have. Not known anyone to be knocked back, but id imagine if it becomes a pain in the arse for people they will revoke the permit.

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I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah.....I'll do what I want but irresponsibly!!!

That's fine if they can find out what/how many animals you have, or find a way of entry to the property (you don't have to let the council people in when they knock). When I first moved here I put down on the form that I had a corn snake and a leopard gecko (never had a leopard up to that point or for years after). They ok'd it and what I brought in was 21 snakes (one of which was a 10ft green burm) 2 turtles (snapper and a soft-shell), a monkey-tail and a bosc's monitor

Later on I got a bengal cat too (which I didn't ask permision for and cut a cat-flap into their door) which the housing officer has since seen and she never said anything. I think if no-one complains then they generally tend to leave things be (or they do round here anyhow).

tis because essex is the best

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i think the main problem is when someone doesnt bother then falls out with the neighbours and gets grassed on.we are supposed to inform/ask permission for each pet owned but not bothered.and we were having a different housing officer every six months,but the latest one is a right by the book just out of colledge,cow and when she came round and i mentioned i was putting up a 6ft boundary fence out in the back yard as local kids were winding up the rotty,she said oh put it in writing im sure it wont get refused,i thought yeah right,i just did it anyway .

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Cardiff is already a maximum of 2 cats OR 2 dogs (or a combination of both)... but they don't really check or seem to care unless there are a lot of complaints and they are actually looking for a reason to boot you.

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Also available right now for rehoming: 1 x Juvenile Male Bearded Dragon, 1 x Adult Female Curlytail Lizard

Wondering if it will get as bad as dublin city council ....they have banned people from keeping any dog or xbreed of dog in their coucil propeties that they have listed on their dangerous dog list!!!
While i am typing this its on breakfast news on bbc1 oooh big can of worms me thinks.... it has already been mentioned that if your limiting dogs why not limit people on having children too !!!!!

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yeah just ask permission for everythink you want in writting first ,9/10 they dont mind ,or have a few rules re fences /sheds etc
they just want to be asked first.

What's the big deal?

They are setting limits on what you can keep in THEIR property. You are a tenant, in their house. They are your landlord.

Landlords can and do say, no smoking, no pets - I have even seen private landlords say no children. It's their house, and they can specify whatever they want.

People need to remember that council housing belongs to the council. It doesn't belong to the tenants, and surely, within reason, they can set limits. They are at the end of the day only trying to protect their housing - it is not good for the council if they have to spend money repairing damage from pets, if they have to spend money dealing with complaints from neighbours... etc. etc.

I know it is frustrating but I live in private rented accomodation and I asked for permission for my dogs, and I got it.. but if my landlord had said no, I would have had to lose the dogs, or find somewhere else to live, that's just the way it goes.

Don't see why it would be different for council tenants.

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Also available right now for rehoming: 1 x Juvenile Male Bearded Dragon, 1 x Adult Female Curlytail Lizard

ha
id like to see someone ask for a form for that lol

"can i have a "im going to bone the mrs without a connie" form please"

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Snakes:
0.1.0 coastal carpet python (jack)
1.0.0 jungle carpet python (vera)

Lizards:
2.1.0 green anoles (unamed)
0.0.2 beardies (nipper & spyro)

scorps:
0.1.0 giant desert hairy (unamed)