I said "maybe" because I've never really thought about that before. Of course, it helps that I am my own landlord these days, but I can think back on times when this might have helped me. I was fortunate that no one ever really gave me a problem over my cat and dog when I was renting, except for the last one that charged me more/month because I had pets. They were older and very gentle animals and never caused a problem for me, either.

Of course, I also think back on my days of renting an apartment or house and I never would have had the number of pets that I now have if I were renting.