Getting a puppy - What kind of compensation would be best to give to a landlord

malcolmffc

I can completely understand why most landlords don't want pets. One place we rented had been previously lived in by some people with a cat. The place absolutely stank of cat urine and there were cat hairs everywhere which my wife is allergic to. (Craftily, when we saw the place the landlord had opene all the windows to hide the smell - wont make that mistake again...). It took months to get rid of it.

As a landlord I would never accept dogs and cats as pets, ofr the risk they would make the property hard to let out to people with pet allergies. I'd probably be OK with gerbils and hamsters.

UnitedSum

malcolmffc, I'm dangerously allergic to cats to the point that I've been in the A&E with asthmatic attacks. The property where I currently live had a cat living there previously, and my allergies bothered me for about a week. After that it was no longer a problem.

malcolmffc

I think it depends how responsible the previous occupants have been. Even the BATHROOM and shower curtain smelt of cat urine in that place - I think they'd been emptying the cats litter down the bath or something. Absolutely disgusting people.

UnitedSum

LOL. No, I don't think the previous tenant did that. Yuck.

melysion

Landlords shouldn't have the right to stop tenants with pets renting their property. Or indeed have clauses such as ńo kids' or other restrictions. When one considers that actually tenants are the landlords customers, I am often left baffled by the restrictions. If the tenant wrecks the place, take the deposit and move on. Landlords have way too much power over tenants lives.

Having said all that: I have rented with a cat for quite a while - and its been a little bit of a pain to find accommodation that allowed me to bring him along. I was always honest up front and cant imagine sneaking him in somewhere without permission - and I did get places in the end. It just took a bit longer. I am buying now, so thankfully I wont have to worry about it for much longer

marcssteve

I would like to say that if the landlord doesn't allows to keep the pet then the tenants shouldn't keep them. Its because this is a thing of breaking the rules mentioned by the landlord. Moreover mostly landlords refuse to the tenants to keep pets due to the fact that pets such as dogs and cats keep on making mess which definitely is not at all a good thing.

renegade

When I rented a house I had 3 dogs ( all small) there were no restrictions or extra monies to pay, perhaps I was just lucky.

jammother

We've had our dog for six years and have found it difficult to rent a property with a pet. However, we are always upfront with the LL or LA about the dog. The property we are moving to may become our home but it is also somebody's financial investment and income and it would be disrespectful to deceive our LL.

After all, I would be most unimpressed if our LL deceived us by not having the property cleaned or removing agreed items from the rental. It's a two-way relationship.

We always pay an extra deposit and have the carpets professionally cleaned when we leave. I am at home all day so the dog does not get bored or destructive and she is frontlined, wormed, insured and micro-chipped. We have never been charged for any damage after check out.

MentalMinnie

We rent with a small, non maulting dog. We rang the agencies and asked which properties would accept a dog, and took it from there. We paid an extra £100 in the deposit, and we have to have the house professionally cleaned once we move, but thats fair enough. She's not caused any damage in the house though, and it doesn't seem of dog either, but we bath her once a week.

scrummy_mummy_2

I'm a landlord.
I take pets, but NO PUPPIES....they eat anything and everything....carpets, radiator valves, cupboards, skirting boards, doors etc. I cou;dn't ask for a deposit big enough to cover the damage a puppy can cause.