From Warren Eckstein - Renters With Pets Get Legal Refuge
Apr-03-2013

Pets and pet lovers have caught a break with the passage of an animal-welfare bill that protects renters from having to declaw or devocalize their animals.

SB1229 makes it illegal for landlords to force their tenants to declaw their cats or debark their dogs in an attempt to alleviate property damage or noise. The bill was authored by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in September.

The law was sponsored by the Paw Project, a pet-protection organization dedicated to creating awareness of the crippling effects of declawing.

The bill also says landlords cannot turn down tenants who refuse to have their pets undergo the surgeries or advertise for their properties in a way that discourages pet owners from applying.

The animal-friendly legislation makes landlords liable for civil fines of up to $1,000 for each pet if the restrictions are violated.

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