Renting with animals - why is it almost impossible?

cheesyboy said:
Only if you've suffered the boiled frog syndrome of accepting the primacy of property owners over the rights of citizens.

It's entirely reasonable to demand that people should be allowed pets if they so choose. I simply won't accept any argument against.

And I say that as someone who really doesn't even like pets. I particularly view people who have as many as the OP as probably having some form of mental illness or emotional deficiency. But I absolutely defend their right to add to their pet collectathon.

E: oh, you are the OP. Well I defend your right to collect em all, Dr Doolittle.
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Okay. Still a wild take.

bainbridge said:
Dog and cat owners become immune to the smell of their pets.
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What’s your point?
 
darael said:
I can't say I've heard of anybody being evicted for having a pet in their property before. Google would probably prove me wrong, though.
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I have twice.
I lived in my rental when I was in between houses and 2 tenants in other apartments who refused to give up their dogs were removed by the management company (to be fair it did say in the lease no pets).
They also threatened to take me to court for having my cat in my own fully owned place, even though I was in there for a very short period (again fair enough).
Even though it was a house cat and wouldn't have gone outside even if I left the door open, but I was forced to removed the poor thing.
All thanks to a nosey neighbour who'd spy through peoples windows and grass people up to the management company, amongst various other things.
 
Priapus said:
I like being alive. If I took this route I fear I may not be afterwards.
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You could always tell your wife your pets emigrated, they had enough of the current gov and property problems.
Theres your solution to the solution.
 
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JonRGV250 said:
I have twice.
I lived in my rental when I was in between houses and 2 tenants in other apartments who refused to give up their dogs were removed by the management company (to be fair it did say in the lease no pets).
They also threatened to take me to court for having my cat in my own fully owned place, even though I was in there for a very short period (again fair enough).
Even though it was a house cat and wouldn't have gone outside even if I left the door open, but I was forced to removed the poor thing.
All thanks to a nosey neighbour who'd spy through peoples windows and grass people up to the management company, amongst various other things.
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The landlord fanclub in the thread defends people having to live like this ^

Sounds horrible. I think you're being too understanding with "fair enough" in either of these cases.
 
JonRGV250 said:
I have twice.
I lived in my rental when I was in between houses and 2 tenants in other apartments who refused to give up their dogs were removed by the management company (to be fair it did say in the lease no pets).
They also threatened to take me to court for having my cat in my own fully owned place, even though I was in there for a very short period (again fair enough).
Even though it was a house cat and wouldn't have gone outside even if I left the door open, but I was forced to removed the poor thing.
All thanks to a nosey neighbour who'd spy through peoples windows and grass people up to the management company, amongst various other things.
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I think I'd be asking the police about that neighbour. Surely looking through people's windows isn't right and it could even amount to an invasion of privacy?
 
Priapus said:
That's understandable. Wouldn't damages be covered by the deposit though? Or would that not be enough?
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Yes but that’s like saying I’m happy to crash my car as the insurance will cover it. Why go through all that hassle?

The rental market is very busy at present and when you have a glut of trouble free renters why even bother taking a risk on a potential issue.
 
JonRGV250 said:
I have twice.
I lived in my rental when I was in between houses and 2 tenants in other apartments who refused to give up their dogs were removed by the management company (to be fair it did say in the lease no pets).
They also threatened to take me to court for having my cat in my own fully owned place, even though I was in there for a very short period (again fair enough).
Even though it was a house cat and wouldn't have gone outside even if I left the door open, but I was forced to removed the poor thing.
All thanks to a nosey neighbour who'd spy through peoples windows and grass people up to the management company, amongst various other things.
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Yeah it’s not worth the risk.
 
We rented with cats in a no pet rental, 4 of them. They never knew and we got our deposit back when we left
 
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cheesyboy said:
It's utter bootlicking behaviour to defend property owners dictating how people should be allowed to live, in such mundane ways as whether they own a dog.

Just spineless surrender to petty tyranny. Sort yourselves out.
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cheesyboy said:
Only if you've suffered the boiled frog syndrome of accepting the primacy of property owners over the rights of citizens.

It's entirely reasonable to demand that people should be allowed pets if they so choose. I simply won't accept any argument against.

And I say that as someone who really doesn't even like pets. I particularly view people who have as many as the OP as probably having some form of mental illness or emotional deficiency. But I absolutely defend their right to add to their pet collectathon.

E: oh, you are the OP. Well I defend your right to collect em all, Dr Doolittle.
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It’s their house which you pay for the privilege of staying there. If you want to do your own thing in a property, buy one.
 
its not just pets, some landlords refuse to rent to people with kids.
I rented an appartment where the whole gated community was no kids.. it was bliss... lol...

Priapus said:
My wife would kill me. So not an option. :D
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Simple solution, divorce the wife.. make sure she gets the pets then it's her problem then and you're free to rent whatever you want.
 
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darael said:
I think I'd be asking the police about that neighbour. Surely looking through people's windows isn't right and it could even amount to an invasion of privacy?
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He was a nightmare and would literally go through mine and other close neighbours bins and complain to the council about stuff not being recycled, and also could be found early in the morning sneaking around peoples cars to see they had the correct permit to park, even though there was more than enough spaces for everyone and their families + more.
He had so many cars clamped it was unreal.
I'm not condoning any of this, but he had his windows put through, dog poop through his letterbox (I'm not kidding), and I'm not proud to say it, but when I lost my cat (It went to my mother) I did literally swing for him and very nearly got 3 months inside (the only reason I didn't was because I and others had reported him to the police and the local bobby gave a statement about his actions).
It actually turned out that he had been convicted for having a rather unhealthy interest in small children, so in hindsight I should have made much much more of an effort in educating him of his rather poor behaviour.
The crazy thing is that the apartment complex is in a sleepy village and most of the owners are retired and everyone just got along with everyone with no drama, bar that knobhead.
Sorry for venting, but it still winds me up after all these years.
 
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