i find it very difficult finding a rental that is pet friendly. i, like most pet owners, consider their pets as part of the family and would not even consider reliqueshing them. isn't this discrimination. what can i do. rent a place and lie then bring in my dogs (three small). i can't do that. it's not fair to anyone. i can understand it to a point. i've seen the damage irresponsible pet owners have let their animals do.
2007-10-31 05:54:46 · 11 answers · asked by hicktowngal 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
thank you for your answers. i meant this as a hypothetical question.
i do live in a pet friendly residence.
my former landlord who also allowed pets offered to put in a new carpet before i move in. i said no. not so much as the likelihood of "accidents but because it was a ranch and i had livestock.
there are many landlords that allow pets. as he told me, he felt people with pets tend to be kinder people. but this was his opinion only. of course, he was very rich and used the money collected from rental as pocket change.
2007-10-31 08:27:58 · update #1
You may need to consider getting something other than rental property. Most of my friends, who have pets, live in their own homes, not apartments.
You can also choose to live in constant fear of being evicted. In my apartment building, people are allowed to have up to one cat, but no dogs. However, I hear barking cats every day, and see people walking their cats on leashes, when no apartment management or maintenance people are around, because those cats sure look like dogs to me.
2007-10-31 06:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
they can choose not to rent to pet owners because they don't know your pets or you and they don't know if your pets will destroy the place or if you will pay to fix it. While some pet owners have very well behaved, well trained pets that would never pee on the carpet or tear up the walls, most landlords have at some point seen a door completely destroyed by a pit bull or a carpet so soaked with pee and poop that the smell never goes away and therefor cannot rent out that apartment anymore. There is one apartment complex in my city that does not rent to people who have children! They want their apartments to be quiet and peaceful, not littered with toys and loud noises and crying constantly....maybe I should move in there.....
Most apartments in my area will allow pets, but the renter has to put an extra deposit down and the rent is usually a little higher per month to account for the pets and any damage they may do ( usually like either an extra $300 deposit OR extra $25 a month).
Don't lie about your dogs....if you don't let your landlord know about your pets and your neighbors report so much as one bark, you could be evicted without getting your deposit back.
2007-10-31 13:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by Cosmos 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landlord is the property owner and he/she can set whatever terms he likes in his lease. It is not discrimination. My previous landlord also wouldn't rent to groups of single people living together in one household because they also tend to tear up houses. If you rent a place that has a restriction on pets and you bring pets in, you will be violating your lease and your landlord has grounds to evict you. He could also not return your security deposit. Not all landlords have limits on pets. Try looking on the internet or through real estate agents to see if you can find a home that allows dogs.
2007-10-31 13:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by luckythirteen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about a Landlord having the right to say no pets? There are plenty of places you can rent , or a house that allows pets.
Having being a landlord myself, when I rented my house out, I didn't want pets in my home. For every reason, its my home, and I don't want dog stains on my carpet. A $200 dollar security deposit won't carpet a house. No pets are not family members they are pets. It's not discrimination not even close to it.
2007-10-31 13:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by krennao 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
New flash: pets are not people, regardless of what PETA says.
So, the property owner can do what they want. However, if enough landlords have empty apartments, then market forces may make them revisit the restriction, but don't count on it
The only discrimination case you may have is if the "pet" is not a pet at all, but a prescribed "service animal.".
Good Luck.
2007-10-31 13:02:36 · answer #5 · answered by DeeDee Cortez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pet ownership is NOT a protected class for the purposes of determining discrimination in housing. The owner/landlords are well within their rights to disallow pets.
2007-10-31 12:57:56 · answer #6 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have an annoying landlord, but I've been here a very long time, and he knows of my numerous birds and reptiles. That's one reason I haven't even tried to move....besides cheap rent for a 3 bedroom apt.(they have their own bedroom!). Is there an "apartment hunting" service where you live?--if so, maybe that would help, the bldg. owner pays for it, not you. Good luck!!!--I hope you find a place...I wouldn't give up my animals for anything!
2007-10-31 13:02:20 · answer #7 · answered by Bonnie C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it is discrimination, it is of the legal kind. Sort of like they can discriminate against people who don't have any money to pay the rent.
Edit: OK, I am scratching my head over the two thumbs down. It is literally discrimination against pet owners, but not all discrimination is bad or unjust.
2007-10-31 13:00:26 · answer #8 · answered by Brian A 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I rented to pet owners one time, their pets cost me thousands from pee and poop all over the house. I will never rent to a pet owner again, ever.
2007-10-31 12:59:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO, it is there property and they can decide who they choose who they lease their units to.
2007-10-31 12:59:08 · answer #10 · answered by booman17 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋