What does the phrase “no pets kept or harbored” mean on a lease agreement If our broker told us that the apartment we have agreed to lease accepts dogs?
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What does the phrase “no pets kept or harbored” mean on a lease agreement If our broker told us that the apartment we have agreed to lease accepts dogs?
Asked on June 21, 2012 under Real Estate Law, New York
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The phrase means exactly what it sounds like--you may neigher have your own pets ("kept") or take care of someone else's pet ("harbored"). If you signed the lease, you are bound by this restriction, though if your broker knowingly misreprented (or lied) to you about whether you could have pets, you may have grounds to sue him/her for compensation (e.g. for the value of a pet you have to give up, or the cost to board the pet elsewhere).
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