The Tribunal ordered that the tenant ([name withheld]) may keep the cat (Celeriac) at the rental property, finding the landlord's ([name withheld]) refusal of consent was unreasonable under s 36U(2)(a) of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997. The judgment text provided does not include the Tribunal's substantive reasoning on the s 36V factors or the landlord's specific grounds for refusal, so the precise basis for the finding of unreasonableness cannot be confirmed. The case confirms the statutory framework under which the starting presumption favours a tenant's entitlement to keep a pet, with the burden on the owner who refuses consent to apply to the Tribunal and demonstrate reasonable grounds under s 36V.
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