I am looking for a law, ordinance, or town bylaw that is now on the books that can serve as a model for local legislation. This is for my town in the USA. All answers with information appreciated!
2006-10-17 04:41:53 · 19 answers · asked by David M 5 in Pets ➔ Cats
All service animals are supposed to be exempt from the no pets rule. Sometimes doctors will write scripts for people who are depressed and need their pets.
2006-10-17 04:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by Luvmt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only law I know has to do with the "Fair Housing Laws," specifically the requirement for "reasonable accomodation" for folks with disabilities. Seeing Eye dogs are the obvious, but if an animal is necessary for emotional/psychological reasons such as with folks who are clinically depressed, the landlord MUST accept the pet/pets. In these cases, I'm pretty sure the landlord CANNOT require a deposit or at least a per pet one.
When I was looking for a rental place, I had three cats. Most apartments/landlords accept up to 2 pets. But, because getting rid of one of my cats would have significanty aggravated my depression, my landlord has to allow the 3 cats.
Hope that helps.
Oh, this was in the state of Virginia, but I'm pretty sure the "Fair Housing Laws" are at the Federal level. I had a great advocate at an organization in Charlottesville, Virginia called the Piedmont Housing Alliance. They have resources for such organizations all over the country.
2006-10-17 04:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by sunnyboy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, I wish there was but its not going to happen ....The owner of the property always has the first say,and if you go against what they say you either get fined or thrown out......In a lot of apartment they will accept pets if you pay a pet deposite,thats all you can do..........I am like u I love animals,I have birds,a cat,and have had a dog,but I don,t rent a property....In the constutution it gives all people the right to choose,and you cannot take that away,it would open a huge box of worms so to speak.Look at it from anothers point of view,say you bought a property yourself,and say you hated pets for the damage you feel they would cause ,then it would be your right as a what you would want to occupy your rental property....People who own property have the right now to object to having children,and also can objest to smokers,and thats their rule and for whatever reason they feel The Law is on the side of the property Owner,sad but true....You sound like a pet lover as I am but we just can,t change the law.....good luck PS the state of Texas will accept pets in apts with a pet deposit of about 200-300 dollars.
2006-10-17 05:11:20 · answer #3 · answered by slickcut 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard of any law that requires landlords to accept pets. It might be complicated because criteria would have to be set on breed and/or weight limits. Such a law would have to allow landlords to charge extra to make repairs and replace carpeting. I once had a landlord who tiled his rental units so he could have tenants with pets. He charged alittle extra per month which I didn't mind paying to have my sweet doggy with me. It was a good arrangement for the both of us.
2016-05-22 08:42:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in Illinois either. I'm a landlord and I don't have to rent to anyone with a "pet". BUT if I have a current tenant and they become disabled and need a service animal, then yes, I can make exceptions to this.
But there's no laws making it mandatory to accept pets. There are laws regarding discrimination--so if I said "no pets" and then decided not to lease to a blind person with a service dog "because they're blind and have a dog", then THAT is discrimination.
See?
Good luck with drafting your ordinance.
2006-10-17 05:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As the property owner the landlord has the right to require you to sign an agreement before he will rent it to you. The agreement can have a "no pets" phrase and if you refuse to sign then he has the right to refuse to rent. The owner has the right to protect his property. I'm quite certain that this holds true in Canada as well. If there is no agreement signed it's a different story. The renter has a lot of unchecked liberties without an agreement.
2006-10-17 04:56:57 · answer #6 · answered by normy in garden city 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I kind of the preference of the landlord unless you have a service animal the they have to accept it...I good way to get around that is if you have depression you doctor can write you a prescription saying that you need your cat or dog to make you happy
2006-10-17 05:06:29 · answer #7 · answered by Brandi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my apartment complex don't allow pets but a few people have cats they got a dr to write a letter to the landlord saying it's in the good health of the person to have a cat
I think the landlord makes the rules about cats
2006-10-17 04:54:44 · answer #8 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NONE
Zip zero nada
The only animals that landlords must accept are Service Animals - animals trained to provide a service for a person with a disability. Per the Americans With Disabilities Act - Federal
Search and rescue dogs are not Service Animals
Therapy dogs are not Service Animals.
Psycholigcal companions who were not rained to perform a service are not Service Animals. (Very touchy issue on that one)
2006-10-17 04:54:18 · answer #9 · answered by ann a 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO.. It does not happen in any state, municipality or whatever...Actually, most landlords say no pets and/or you can have pets but for a deposit(non refundable) and a monthly charge.. All this crap is JUST to milk you out of MORE money.. Remember, there is corruption here in the U.S. in almost everything you do.
2006-10-17 05:40:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋