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Brisbane renter wins right to have Chihuahua under Queensland's new tenancy laws

Kelly appealed to the state's rental tribunal when her application to get a Chihuahua was refused.  (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh )

A Brisbane renter whose agent refused her request to a get a Chihuahua because the property was not big enough has won her appeal, in one of the first tests of Queensland's new pet laws. 

Since October last year, a landlord must give a reason for refusing a tenant's request to have a pet — and those reasons are laid out in legislation. 

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