Are you looking at mainly apartment complexes? I think complexes are much more stricter than renting from an individual. When I moved a couple months ago everyone assumed that I had a hard time finding a place because of all the critters. It wasn't that hard surprisingly. I scoured on-line ads and in the paper and never called any place that said no pets.

I found that the most lenient landlords about pets were the ones who owned doubles and places with yards. Most places with yards that I called were relieved that I didn't have a dog when I inquired about pets. Those landlords with rentals with a yard assumed that most people who inquire about pets have a dog. In fact, a lot of the places I asked about pets were just so happy that I didn't have a dog that the cats and ferts were no problem.

I'll never go back to apartment living. I love the double I'm living in...of course there's no one living in the other half so I essentially have the place to myself. Good Luck! All I can say is to keep looking. I must have called at least 20 to 25 places, as well as drove up and down the neighborhood I wanted to live in looking for *for rent* signs. Out of all the places I called I looked at about 10 of them before I decided that I wanted to very first place I saw...go figure.

Another idea...ask your vet and local shelter if they know of any pet friendly rentals.