Woman reveals she was kicked out of her rental for not disclosing her dog

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Tenant reveals she was evicted from her apartment for not revealing she had a dog – but believes it was justified as the Aussie rental market is ‘ridiculous’

  • Sophia is an American expat who moved to Sydney more than two years ago
  • She recently moved into an apartment in the CBD but hasn’t disclosed her dog
  • Her landlord evicted her for the lie and refused to renegotiate the lease
  • But Sophia believes her lie was justified because of Sydney’s rental market

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A woman was evicted from her rental home in Sydney after failing to reveal she had a dog, but is convinced her behavior is justified by the rental market.

Sophia, it will pass @sophiainsydney on TikTok now that she has left her native Los Angeles, shared a video explain her unhappy living situation.

“My life has been the most unstable it has ever been for the past few weeks,” she explains. “I didn’t declare my dog ​​because I think the rental market is so RIDICULAR – and now I have to move.”

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Sophia [pictured]who visits @sophiainsydney now that she has left her native Los Angeles, shared a video on TikTok explaining her unfortunate living situation

Sophia [pictured]who visits @sophiainsydney now that she has left her native Los Angeles, shared a video on TikTok explaining her unfortunate living situation

A woman was evicted from her rental home in Sydney for failing to reveal her dog, but believes her behavior is justified by the rental market

A woman was evicted from her rental home in Sydney for failing to reveal her dog, but believes her behavior is justified by the rental market

A woman was evicted from her rental home in Sydney for failing to reveal her dog, but believes her behavior is justified by the rental market

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Do you think the lie was justified?

  • YES – renting with pets is very difficult 11 votes
  • NO – it is illegal to lie about rent applications 31 votes

‘I just moved’ [to my current apartment] two weeks ago and I have to move,” she said.

Sophia will also have to lose $3200 – which was the fee for breaking her lease early.

“This building is crazy and they noticed I have a dog,” she said in tears.

The American expat also tried to negotiate with the landlord and offer a higher security deposit to cover having her dog, but the landlord refused to cooperate with her.

“I’m at a point where I feel like I’m trying really hard and finally I thought I could take a break and everything worked,” she said.

Sophia added: “But it’s been really tough the last few weeks. I don’t want to go through all this again – finding a place, moving, losing more things.’

The L.A. influencer revealed she had more than $2,000 worth of jewelry missing since the last time she moved and urged her followers to make sure their valuables are boxed up rather than somewhere an unreliable mover would find. can come in.

She admitted that she felt extremely lonely and lost – especially being so far away from her home and family.

“Times like these just make me feel more alone and, like, what am I doing here?”

The LA influencer revealed that she had more than $2,000 worth of jewelry missing since the last time she moved, and urged her followers to make sure their valuables are boxed up rather than somewhere an untrustworthy mover would find. can enter

The LA influencer revealed that she had more than $2,000 worth of jewelry missing since the last time she moved, and urged her followers to make sure their valuables are boxed up rather than somewhere an untrustworthy mover would find. can enter

The LA influencer revealed that she had more than $2,000 worth of jewelry missing since the last time she moved, and urged her followers to make sure their valuables are boxed up rather than somewhere an untrustworthy mover would find. can enter

The American expat also tried to negotiate with the landlord and offer a higher security deposit to cover having her dog, but the landlord refused to cooperate with her

The American expat also tried to negotiate with the landlord and offer a higher security deposit to cover having her dog, but the landlord refused to cooperate with her

Sophia also has to forfeit $3200 - that was four weeks' rent and the fee for breaking her lease early

Sophia also has to forfeit $3200 - that was four weeks' rent and the fee for breaking her lease early

The American expat also tried to negotiate with the landlord and offer a higher security deposit to cover having her dog, but the landlord refused to cooperate with her

Many of her followers sympathized with her situation.

“Unfortunately, Sydney is super strict about declaring pets,” said one woman. “But there are so many places now that allow pets! Especially coastal areas.’

“I have a cat and it sucks because it’s so much harder to find a place to live,” said another. ‘I recently had to move and the rental crisis is fu***d.’

But others blamed her for her own situation.

“You created this problem yourself when you lied,” said one man.

“It’s sad, but pets can be extremely destructive and landlords deserve to know the truth.”