My parents own a rental property, and I must say that as much as we love animals, we have always kept that *No Pets* rule for our house. The reason? Several of our friends have had HORRIBLE experiences with renting their homes out to people with pets. In one case, the tenant's cat urinated in the house SO much, that the smell sunk into the foundation, and even after they changed the carpet, AND the padding in the house, they couldn't get rid of the smell. We had originally planned on living in our house, and bought it brand new from a builder.........and got the highest quality options for carpets, padding, appliances, etc. Unfortunately, my dad was unable to get a job there (its a bit far from where we live), and the commute would be unbearable if we DID move there, so we had to put it up for rent. We never allowed pets, and I must add, we prefered to rent it to a family with fewer children as well. So its not discrimination, but caring for the well-being of your property. When you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on something, you don't want others ruining it, so the no pets rule was just to ensure the safety of our property. Same with too many kids. We never listed that, and WOULD rent the home to someone with more kids.........but we just prefered smaller families. You can't do responsibility checks on tenants when renting out your house, so you never know if they would be responsible pet owners or not. I know it makes it difficult for pet owners that rent, but.........its our house and we have to do whatever it takes to ensure its in good hands, and not at risk of getting urinated in, scratched, or destroyed..........things animals very commonly do if their owners are not responsible.
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