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LynneSin

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6. True, but these are people that own the house and it's their dime to fix it up

Reply to progressivebydesign (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:11 PM

Sep 2012

Whereas with an apartment someone else owns the home but ultimately the landlord is responsible for fixing it up when someone leaves.

And even with good pet owners there can still be issues. My cats are older and have an issue making the litter box. I find if I leave the doors to the rooms upstairs open they'll just find something they can piss on instead of running downstairs. I also don't really have any decent place to keep a litter box upstairs nor do i want to negotiate the steps with a giant bag of used litter. BTW when I am home do they rarely make mistakes outside of the litter box area.

Solution - I just close all the doors upstairs when I'm not at home. They have plenty of toys, food, water and other goodies downstairs that will keep them busy.

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For the first time in 15 years, I am going to be a renter.. with a dog. this is heartbreaking. [View all] progressivebydesign Sep 2012 OP

it is getting increasingly harder to find places that accept pets fizzgig Sep 2012 #1

Try Craigslist -- I've had good luck finding rooms through there and dogs/cats can be... MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #2

If you're looking in poorer areas... Chan790 Sep 2012 #3

It's easy to think the landlords are the ones to blame but really it's a few bad tennants LynneSin Sep 2012 #4

Interesting. Of all the people I know who own homes, their pets have never destroyed the house. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #5

True, but these are people that own the house and it's their dime to fix it up LynneSin Sep 2012 #6

+1. Agreed. As a former landlord, that's exactly the case riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #9

ah, but the renters would have snuck those in, regardless. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #13

What really killed me was that I advertised as "pet friendly", they only mentioned the dog riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #18

Sending you good vibes. You WILL find a place, if you look hard enough. Obamamite Sep 2012 #7

Come rent in Minneapolis geardaddy Sep 2012 #8

I tell ya, if I could handle the cold and the heat there, I'd consider it. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #14

No, I hear ya. geardaddy Sep 2012 #17

What,exactly,is a sophicticated city? I know it's tough to virgogal Sep 2012 #20

If you've ever cleaned up after a bad pet owner you'd understand it. davsand Sep 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #15

As a former Hula Popper Sep 2012 #11

My ex got custody of the Golden when he dumped me. pink-o Sep 2012 #12

I've seen some ads that say "small dogs OK" Mopar151 Sep 2012 #16

As the owner of a property management company... NCTraveler Sep 2012 #19

The trend in NYC is to accept pets. I recently went apartment hunting and everyone seemed stevenleser Sep 2012 #21

I will second the suggestion to look on Craigslist. We couldn't sell a house...had to rent it... mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #22