How to get a Landlord to accept pets
If you can present your case in a persuasive manner, you may be able get a landlord to consider your Dog or cat. It is a sad fact that a bit of sucking up maybe required.
Approx only 1 in 10 properties would allow pets so you will need to work hard.
Tips for finding a dog friendly landlord
1: Provide your landlord with written statements from former landlords that commend your pet's behaviour and verify that your last property you rented was well-maintained and well kept while you and you pet lived there.
2: Invite your landlord to meet your pet and view the pet's behaviour.
3: Offer the landlord a 'pet deposit.' do not wait to be asked.
4: Inform your landlord in writing that you will pay for damages caused by your pet during your lease. You may be able to complete a pet addendum.
5: Don’t bring the fact up that you have a pet until the last minute. If the landlord has invested sufficient time into you, and you leave it until later on to inform them, this could backfire and really annoy them.
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Here is a important fact.
Sometimes the law allows tenants to keep pets under certain circumstances (such as a companion dog for a disabled tenant, guide dog hearing dog etc..) even if the landlord has a no-pets policy. So in short if your dog is a registered disability dog and the property is suitable then the landlord would have to accept it
Approx only 1 in 10 properties would allow pets so you will need to work hard.
Tips for finding a dog friendly landlord
1: Provide your landlord with written statements from former landlords that commend your pet's behaviour and verify that your last property you rented was well-maintained and well kept while you and you pet lived there.
2: Invite your landlord to meet your pet and view the pet's behaviour.
3: Offer the landlord a 'pet deposit.' do not wait to be asked.
4: Inform your landlord in writing that you will pay for damages caused by your pet during your lease. You may be able to complete a pet addendum.
5: Don’t bring the fact up that you have a pet until the last minute. If the landlord has invested sufficient time into you, and you leave it until later on to inform them, this could backfire and really annoy them.
see more tips here
Here is a important fact.
Sometimes the law allows tenants to keep pets under certain circumstances (such as a companion dog for a disabled tenant, guide dog hearing dog etc..) even if the landlord has a no-pets policy. So in short if your dog is a registered disability dog and the property is suitable then the landlord would have to accept it
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