landlords and 'no pets'

[aaron11]

Do you know whether or not landlords tend to be very set in their ways about things like this?

I know factors may affect this such as how well behaved the animal is/possible damages etc. Do you think a landlord would every be likely to budge on this? What about if you put down a larger deposit for potential damages etc, no matter how unlikely?

Bit of an odd question, sorry!!

take care of them

 

[Zoom]

Depending on why the landlord says no pets, it can be budged. The place my parents just rented was originally no pets because the landlord had never previously wanted to deal with them. But after hearing that Sawyer has his CGC, has never ruined anything, I work from home and that I'm a dog-trainer, he went along with (for a fairly hefty fee).

 

[vanillasugar]

It depends on where you live. Here in Ontario the Landlord Tenant Act states that any "no pets" clause in a lease is void, so while landlords still try to get away with saying "no pets" (many tenants don't know their rights), they aren't actually allowed to by law.

 

[smkie]

MY landlord said no but i asked him to come to where i was presently living and had been for the last 3 years to see that there was no damage at all. He did and when he saw my garden, the well kept house and well behaved dogs he changed his mind. STill had to put down 250 dollar each non refundable pet deposit.

 

[yoko]

around here it depends.

if by landlord you mean someone renting a house out a lot of times with a nice chunk of change *between 200-800 depending on the house* and showing the dog is polite and undestructive you MIGHT be able to sway someone.

if by landlord you mean apartment you rent from a company, usually not.

 

[JennSLK]

It depends on where you live. Here in Ontario the Landlord Tenant Act states that any "no pets" clause in a lease is void, so while landlords still try to get away with saying "no pets" (many tenants don't know their rights), they aren't actually allowed to by law.

Is that a provincial or federal thing?

 

[wcladymacbeth]

I'm a landlord, although I allow pets in the apartment I rent out, I'm gonna say no pets next time someone tries to bring a huge awful untrained barking snarling dog who is that way because he never gets any attention from his owner. So I guess it goes both ways.

Also, vanilla... I don't understand that law. Landlords can rent their places out to whoever they want, they can turn down any renters application, right? Or is it different there? If a landlord doesn't want pets on the property that HE/SHE OWNS, he/she has the right to turn down someone who wants to bring in a pet.. or they should. I would be awfully mad if there was a law stating that I HAD to let someone bring a pet onto my property to live. It's MY property.

 

[Fran27]

When we were looking for an apartment it was very hard to find a place that didn't have crazy pet laws... we called and asked a few times and no, no exception. I guess you have to get lucky.

 

[vanillasugar]

Is that a provincial or federal thing?

Provincal. Gotta move to Ontario Jenn


I can't say I really understand the reasoning behind the law either, and if I were a landlord it would probably really bug me, but as a tenant it makes finding a place when you have pets THAT much easier.

 

[FoxyWench]

aroudn here you can usually get about 1 in 50 to budge on a no pets rule and even then you have to realy go out of your way, they usually want a copy of vac records, training certs, pedigree/adoption papers, licensing papers, they want to meet the animals and give it an interveiw (which i have no problem with) and then they often make you pay a big pet deposit PLUS extra on the rent a monht...

we got lucky with our current apt, officially they cant screw me for ruby, but they could have asked for all kinds of things for jasper, but they didnt...
shame the place still rains indoors, has hot water and electrical issues and the landlors freek me the hell out...

now were on the search for a new place to live. aprox 1 in every 100 apts ive looked at actually allow pets, of those 1/2 of them only allow cats, and 1/2 of the remaining only allow one dog, finding one that will let me have both dogs is proving difficult...
when contacting a landlord that doesnt have "absolutly no pets" in their adds i usually make sure to state that ruby is a service dog, and has her CGC, and that jasper is currently in training classes and will eventually (hopefully) get his CGC ect...and that i can provide good landlord, personal and veterinary references.

 

[~Jessie~]

Around here (Orlando, Florida area), I'd guess that about 90% of apartments allow pets... usually they have weight requirements and deposits for them.

Most houses will rent to pet owners as well.

When Ian was considering taking a job in Maui, we began to research apartments/houses to rent and most of them didn't allow any pets. A couple allowed cats, and it was next to impossible to find anything allowing dogs.

 

[bubbatd]

One apt. complex here has a sign " Large Dogs Accepted " ....Nice !

 

[tessa_s212]

Around here, it is very very very hard to find houses or apartments for rent that allow pets. And those that do, you have to be rich to afford it seems.

 

[JudithMary]

Guess there are good things about living in Ontario. Those laws changed a bunch of years back. There are still people who try and say no pets but the law is on the tennants side. Condominiums are different and they can say no pets or no dogs. They have a BOD what decides so you know before you move in. If you have a dog just don't move in.

 

[MH<3dogs]

Around here it is very hard to find places that allows pets. We are very lucky that our landlord has seriously bended the rules for us. But in all fairness we have done the most damage to the apartment then the furry kids. A bottle of red hair dye spilled on the white carpet but who puts white carpet in a rental! I'm glad we don't have kids!

If anything we clean more than the average non pet person because of all the critters. I know not all pet people are that way but we are trying to set a good example.

 

[Paige]

If your dog is small then it's usually pretty easily to sway a landlord. Big? HAHA. Good luck!

 

[Dizzy]

Ask.

I lived with 2 cats, 2 rats, 2 fish tanks and a puppy in a "no pets" flat

 

[Picklepaige]

It's insanely easy to rent with a pet here. Even the very, very nice apartments allow dogs, with no restriction to size or amount, usually with a very cheap pet deposit.

 

[JennSLK]

Thats it. Im moving.

Its imposible to rent with a Beagle here, let alone a "huge, viscious, guard dog"