[mom4kittys]

My animals are more well behaved than most of the children I come across on a daily basis. It is the owners and parents that make the difference. You are blackballing all renters based on your bias of pet owners. That is so narrow minded.

[AirForceBrat23]

Hey folks, I can see it both ways. It's a pain in some places to find pet-friendly housing, and it's frustrating to try to talk to someone who doesn't see your pet the way you do. My dog is extremely well-behaved: potty-trained like a champ, doesn't scratch doors or try to dig through carpet, doesn't eat vinyl flooring or chew on door jambs. But a pet can put A LOT of extra wear-and-tear on a house. I lived in my last rental for 4 years, and that carpet was OBLITERATED. The landlord was going to replace it before we moved in, but I told him to leave it (it looked halfway decent, but definitely old). Four years later, it looked like we had played polo on it.

[wmfights]

"You are blackballing all renters based on your bias of pet owners. That is so narrow minded."
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Apparently you will never "get it". The reason we do not allow pets is because it's good for business. Tenants stay longer, turn around costs are much less and tenant satisfaction is much higher. All it takes is one bad dog in a building for vacancy rates to start going up. Tenants move rather than confront a problem. I'm in business to feed my family and build a future for them that's why we no longer allow pets.

The idea that your pets are better behaved then most children is ridiculous. Your pets are domesticated animals. They may be nice company for you but in the eyes of the law they are just property. Your pets are not children and never will be.