Given Notice To Move Out Because Of A Dog

[Peaches15]

I moved into a share house less than a month. They gave me a 3 months tenancy rental contract to start with. One day I was feeling unwell which I throw up at my work place in that morning , I remember I forgot to bring my phone with me, I rush home during my lunch break. Arrived home and open the gate and drive the car into the parking area , I didn’t close the gate cos I thought it would only take 30 seconds to ran up to my room to get my phone. Then I open the front door, the dog ran straight out and through the gate to the pavement. The landlord quickly got him back and the dog is fine and I said sorry to the landlord. A text message sent to me later said ‘after the episode with the dog we won’t be renewing your tenancy, when you took the tenancy I told you the gate and door can’t be open together and I am sure you will do it again and I am not prepared to take that risk, sorry, Hudson (the dog) could have got killed. You have 2 months to find somewhere more suitable for you. thanks’
Swear to God, I couldn’t recall she said about the gate and door cannot open together at the time I took the tenancy. Even she did mention it was only slightly and never never mentioned about because of the dog would run away.
We have a row, she said I have no common sense, of course the gate and door opened the dog will run away.
Shared these with my boss at work and she said if the dog is so much important. They shouldn’t take loger.
Dog’s owners, lodgers or landlords what are you guys think of this? Was it fair? Upset...!!

[Peaches15]

Lodgers are consumer. Things should be dealt with properly. Black and white is necessary to do things in proper way.

[Boto]

If you were so careless in my house and my dogs got out you would have been out on your ear much sooner.

[Peter Pedant]

Your landlord can do this

You have been given 8 weeks to find somewhere else
which I think is reasonable

and you have to do as she says

sorry you arent getting much sympathy on this thread

[Peter Pedant]

// Lodgers are consumer. Things should be dealt with properly.//

she is.
they are ( being dealt with properly )
she is complying with the law

( what you are doing is something called 'special pleading' but that of course is another story )

[tinkerbell23]

Sorry i agree with the landlord, if my dog ran off because the gate was left open id be devastated.... Or even a small child in that case... The landlord has created a secure garden so not at fault...clearly that dont want to take the risk of it happening again..x

[woofgang]

you are in the wrong....you can argue till you are blue in the face but you are in the wrong.

[Peaches15]

Its not a grace period, its in the contract. Dealt with renting accommodation should be run it in a professional way. if things are that important should be well informed and mentioned in black and write. My house my rules, then don't take pay lodger. Paying money out should expect deal with things profession

[sherrardk]

Have you moved out?