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12-09-2010, 08:06 AM | #1 |
I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY
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| RANT- Pet Rent I have always lived in NYC since I have had my yorkies- here it is super easy to find apartments that allow pets and they never require any extra deposits or pet rents of any kind. I am now planning to move out of the city and it was so difficult to find a place that allowed pets and when I finally did- they request 200/ per pet deposit and an additional 25 per pet per month "pet rent". I kind of understand the deposit in case of damage- but what in the world does each of my yorkies do to require an extra 25 dollars per month. I was given the "option" of not bringing them with me... really?!?!?! Is that a serious option. Would an apartment complex tell you not to bring your child along? OKay- so I guess this rant has no point whatsoever- but I was just wondering if others pay pet rent and how much it is... just trying to see whether this is normal. |
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12-09-2010, 08:16 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I dont think its fair if you pay a deposit it should be enough but they charge it because they can thats why Im glad Im aa homeowner
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12-09-2010, 08:18 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan USA
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| Personally, I think your babies are sooo cute that they should pay you for the opportunity to have such cute yorkies live in their building.
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12-09-2010, 08:23 AM | #4 | |
I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY
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At the very least I figure I should only pay for one of them since they only weigh 9 pounds combined | |
12-09-2010, 08:30 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play
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| Way out here (ha, that's a song), they flat tell you NO Pets for apartments and rental houses. It is very uncommon to see a place that says pets allowed. My dd rents a duplex, and we went to visit one hot summer day and I took Moka with her crate. I left her in my dd's duplex, in her crate while we went to dinner. Duh, the other option was a 100 plus degree hot car. Someone complained because they heard her bark and when we got back my dd had the nastiest note left on her door telling her to get the dog out NOW! I mean, it was jut an hour while we ate and she was in a crate so she couldn't do any damage!! I thought I was being very respectful to bring the crate, but I guess not. I always thought it was refreshing to read on YT how people in the big cities are so accomodating for pets. Good luck in your quest.
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12-09-2010, 08:33 AM | #6 |
No Longer a Member | When I was living in Tucson I had to pay a $20 a month rent for my dog, plus a $300 pet deposit. It's pretty standard, as much as it sucks, mostly because pets have a tendency to mess up a place. My complex allowed dogs but no cats unless it was de-clawed and fixed because some cat owner probably allowed their cat to destroy the carpet, and their non fixed cats peed all over the place...and you know how impossible that smell is to remove. I figure it's kind of a deterrent for people to have pets in apartments as they can cause so many issues for the land owner. |
12-09-2010, 08:35 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: the good 'ol South
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| Well around my neck of the woods, you can't find any rental homes or apartments that will allow pets.
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12-09-2010, 08:50 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
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| It is VERY rare here to find rentals that allow pets. Most large apartment complexes owned by companies have their rules and they won't bend them. What bothers me most is that you can find a few apartments that say they allow cats, but not dogs. I know that dogs bark and cat's don't, but I feel that cats could do way more damage to carpets with their claws, and the smell of cat pee is nearly impossible to get rid of I would say my dog is smaller than a cat, doesn't shed, and rarely makes a peep, but there was no budging. Luckily I was able to find two private house rentals in two different cities that would allow Layla. They required an extra deposit, but not extra rent! When I was moving to my current city, I had contacted a few people who said "No pets, but contact me again if you decide to get rid of it" Obviously not animal lovers! I am glad to now be a homeowner so I can make my own rules!
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12-09-2010, 08:55 AM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, United States
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| I've paid anywhere from $250.00 to $500.00 in pet deposits across three different rental places. I've never had to pay a monthly fee but a lot of places that we looked at did require that. On the one hand, I completely understand why a landlord charges a deposit. I have an aunt who owns rental property and she charged a $500 pet deposit for a house once and the renter had several large dogs that she basically just let have the run of the place. Repairs ended up costing my aunt several thousand dollars so the deposit really didn't help her much. However, few places will refund your deposit which irritates me. I figure a deposit is my guarantee that my animal will not ruin the property. If I leave and you check the place over and all is in order, I should get my pet deposit back just like I get my regular deposit back!! On a happier note, the duplex we live in now actually takes into consideration the size of your pet. So the smaller the dog, the cheaper the deposit. This seems much more fair to me because on average, a small dog is just not going to be able to do as much damage as a larger dog could. Still...can't wait until my husband and I can finally afford to buy a house!!! -C
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12-09-2010, 08:57 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| Many, many, many.....,.got the idea~years ago we lived in a rental complex that allowed pets. There was an extra deposit required and an additional $25 monthly charge. If I recall correctly there was also a MAX weight of under 35 lbs. I do believe that the city of Chicago is very welcoming to pet owners. Although I don't live in downtown Chicago I go there often for work as does my husband and we both see plenty of owners walking their dogs. He drives all over Chicago and loves to give me Yorkie sightings~what they are wearing, full coat/short coat, where they were spotted, it's just so sweet when he does this There are also plenty of dog parks to be found as well.
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12-09-2010, 09:01 AM | #11 | |
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12-09-2010, 09:06 AM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Having been a landlord years ago, I have to say that I never allowed pets in my rentals. This doesn't apply to anyone here, but most of the people we rented to had no respect for the property -- every time we had a tenant move out, we had to completely re-do the entire place - trash removal, cleaning, new paint, draperies, carpets, and vinyl flooring. A couple of tenants even took all of the light fixtures and everything else they could remove, and one took a sledge hammer to everything he couldn't remove. The last one was because we evicted him after he failed to pay his rent for six (!) months. The no-pets rule was more about liability than about damage since we pretty much knew we were going to have to redo each place. Perhaps the monthly pet rental addition is for liability insurance? We reached the point where it was costing us far more to own the rentals than we were making on them so we sold everything. And I can tell you some horror stories about tenants. Landlords get a bad rap. There are some really bad ones, but most are regular people trying to make a living. They do have lots of costs that have to be paid every month whether or not the tenants pay their rent. |
12-09-2010, 09:14 AM | #13 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
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After that, her sister and brother-in-law moved in for a year until they retired, because their house sold much sooner than they had expected! And when they moved out, her half-brother moved in and he will be staying there for good. So many tenants take advantage of good landlords. I could never do it!
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12-09-2010, 09:21 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clover, SC
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| Reading all these post make me so glad that we own our home. I did live in a rental villa before I got married but most of that time I did not have pets and they had a strict no pet rule anyway. If it was not confined to a cage (bird, fish, lizard, gerbal) then it was not allowed. About 2 months before we moved I got a kitten. She is getting up in age now but she has always been so quiet. They never knew she was there. Good luck in finding a place.
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12-09-2010, 09:46 AM | #15 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Most apartments in SF don't allow dogs. It's a real pain, but I guess I kind of understand, because if you get two dogs on the same floor and they don't like each other, they would be barking all day.
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