Whether you own or rent, people should be respectful, pets or no pets. I own my condo and I just got a voicemail from the property manager about a complaint about my dog's barking "all day". I know who complained and it is the very neighbour who has all night parties and his friends smoke in the hallways (which is against the law). So it's okay for them to play loud music and scream like hyenas all night, weekdays or weekends but my dog can't bark during normal hours? I know I posted this in another thread but I just talked to another neighbour who is home all day and I asked her if my dog barked all day. She said only when I leave for a little bit and when I come back. She says it's not bothersome. And she is on the other side of my condo. Sometimes it's not the landlord you have to worry about, it's the neigbhours. However, in an apartment building, people are not so careful about being considerate to others and about the mess pets may create. When you own a condo for example, they can still take you to court and force you to get rid of your pet. I've known people who have had to get their dogs debarked because they were taken to court. But I also know people who've been taken to court and they live in a detached house.