How to Find the Right Rental for Pets

Great article. Thanks!

The other reason why it’s difficult to find the right rental for you and your pet would depend on the kind of pet that you have. There are some pet-friendly rentals that only allow certain pets. For me, I don?t allow dangerous animals like snakes, some dog breeds and so on. I also don’t like pets that like to destroy landscaping by digging holes.

So if I want to rent to you, I should just stick to cats, dogs and mice? Great.

I used to rent to pets and the deposits never fully recover the damage. I must admit, it was partially my fault too since I decided to rent knowing that I have wooden floors. So when my last renter with pets moved out, I changed my lease agreement and made my apartment strictly for humans

I think another consideration would be the number of pets allowed per apartment. I live in an apartment where the management only allows three pets per unit. Each unit is pretty big so there is plenty of room for my three Dalmatians to walk around. They are generally quiet pets so I’ve never received any complaints from neighbors

Because of the difficulty in finding rentals that allow pets, a lot of possibly becoming pet owners back out. This leaves pets in the care of the city. Although they get food and shelter, they don’t get love. And to me, that’s very sad.

I am a renter with 5 cats. Because of the number of pets that I have, I’ve had landlords who scratch their heads and say no. Others would say they would think about it, but I know they really won’t. Meanwhile, there are a handful that obviously having internal conflicts for a decision and a few would readily say yes to me. If I really like the place but the landlord is still in doubt, I would promise to replace the entire flooring if it gets severely damaged. Of course, they would say yes and of course, I would not need to replace anything at the end of my lease agreement.

It’s all about the pet owners, not really the pets. I have pets but my neighbors have not complained and my landlord has been grateful of how I kept the apartment clean all the time. I vaccuum regularly, I clean the boxes about 2 to 3 times a day and I also trained my pets. To keep them busy, they have toys so they don’t bite and chew on furniture. So as long as you’re a responsible pet owner, landlords wouldn’t have any regrets picking you over the handful of applicants that came with you.

To create your lease agreement to accommodate pets, you must check with your insurance company. This is to make sure that your building still gets insured even if you open to pet owners and what requirements should be set to pet owners.

As a landlord, I would want proof of pet ownership, a picture and a certification that the pet does not carry any parasites. I also prefer small pets that do not exceed 22 lbs because they make less damage.