My landlord does not want pets

[petzoopply_com]

Guys,
I'm trying to convince my landlord that my dog will not scratch up his hardwood floors,, bite everything in sight, and have any 'acciendents' on the carpets.

What can I do to reasurre him that everything will be fine?

Any suggestions would be great.

Should I pay for damages?

Thanks!:

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[NicoleLJ]

A Pet deposit does help. Also references to previous landlords that can attest to how your place looked when you left it after living there with the dog. Also references from neighbours of places you have lived with the dog so they can attest he is not left out barking all day. But some landlords will not change there minds. We have had to deal with a couple of people who allow their pets to go where they want making it so we had to replace carpet and also get furniture perfesionally cleaned. We will no longer rent rooms out to people with pets for just this reason. Good luck.

 

[Renee750il]

Is this a new place you're renting, or have you (and your dog) been there awhile?

Getting your dog's CGC usually helps as well, although there are some who just absolutely will not budge -- usually because of breed prejudice.

If you've been there awhile and it was all right up until now to have your dog, you shouldn't have any problems breaking the lease.

Oh, and if your dog's nails scratch the floor -- they aren't really hardwood. They're cheaper softwood or something else entirely.

 

[NicoleLJ]

Is this a new place you're renting, or have you (and your dog) been there awhile?

Getting your dog's CGC usually helps as well, although there are some who just absolutely will not budge -- usually because of breed prejudice.
If you've been there awhile and it was all right up until now to have your dog, you shouldn't have any problems breaking the lease.

Oh, and if your dog's nails scratch the floor -- they aren't really hardwood. They're cheaper softwood or something else entirely.

For some like us it is because of bad experiences with people that lied about their dogs being house trained. It is the unresponsible owners that wreck it for the responsible ones in some cases.

 

[dignity]

It's not always because people have breed prejudice, but keep in mind some insurance companies do charge more if certain breeds live there where it's just easier to do a breed restriction.

As far as your situation, have you lived there for awhile? Has your animals lived there for awhile? When you moved in, was there a pet/animal clause in the agreement?

I know with me, I had a cat and was moving in where the landlord didn't take pets. In this case, I was taking after another person - so I reminded the landlord that between the tenant moving out and me moving in (my brother was moving out), they would not need to clean/re-carpet/re-paint/etc, I agreed to have the carpets professionally cleaned at my expense upon moving out AND I pointed out that he allowed smokers and all the damage that smoking within the building could cause (yellowed/stained walls, the smoker smell) and that a well behaved pet was likely to do less damage. Keep in mind, this was for a de-clawed cat and not a dog.

 

[Panzerotti]

Where do you live? Look into the by-laws of your area. Here in Ontario, it is illegal for a landlord to try to enforce a no-pets rule (except pitbulls of course ).

 

[Kat09Tails]

Guys,
I'm trying to convince my landlord that my dog will not scratch up his hardwood floors,, bite everything in sight, and have any 'acciendents' on the carpets.

What can I do to reasurre him that everything will be fine?

Any suggestions would be great.

Should I pay for damages?

Thanks!:

confused:

If your landlord doesn't want pets and you have one... well you have a problem because disclosure of this should have happened before you either acquired a dog or moved in.

If your dog is doing damages then YES you absolutely should be paying for them.

Dogs can and do scratch hardwood floors, hardwood molding, and the smooth finishes on both. It is your responsibility to make sure this doesn't happen by managing your dog and not setting your dog up in a situation where this can happen. That said, wear and tear will happen - you can negate much of it by simply trimming your dog's nails, keeping your dog clean, and even further you could get nail caps.

IME the best way to reassure your landlord is to get out your checkbook and put down a damage deposit.