Any dog-related charge, including deposits, fees, and pet rent, is proportionate to genuine cost, disclosed up front, and refundable where held against damage.
Standard Requirement
Any dog-related charge, including deposits, fees, and pet rent, is proportionate to genuine cost, disclosed up front, and refundable where held against damage.
RDRS-01 A4 · Pass/fail. Fail this requirement and the outcome is Not Certified.
Any dog-related charge is proportionate to genuine cost, disclosed in full before the resident commits, and refundable where it is held against damage.
This covers every dog-related charge however labelled, including deposits, one-off fees, and any recurring pet rent. A non-refundable fee meets this requirement only where it corresponds to a real, stated cost, and a recurring charge only where it reflects an ongoing cost the dog actually creates.
A charge or rent structured to deter dog ownership rather than to recover real cost does not meet this requirement.
Assessed via
Assessed under RDRS-CAF-01 (forthcoming)
Roch Interpretation
A fee that recovers a real cost is fine. A fee or monthly pet rent priced to quietly put dog owners off is a ban in disguise.
Examples
Compliant
A refundable damage deposit set to realistic risk, disclosed before signing.
Not compliant
A large non-refundable 'pet fee' plus high monthly 'pet rent', neither tied to any real cost.