Pet Friendly Apartments

For how long have you been looking for pet friendly apartments? Pet friendly apartments do exist, but locating them is an intimidating task. Thousands of North Americans usually fail to find pet friendly apartments, and are ultimately forced to take the heart-breaking decision to re-home their pets. Those who succeed in finding pet friendly apartments, typically notice a number of restrictions such as:

• The owners of pet friendly apartments may ask you for a damage deposit of up to $500.
• You may be asked to bring letters of recommendation from your pet’s veterinarian or your former landlord.
• Your dog might need to be certified in either obedience or with a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) award. In fact, all big dogs should get a CGC award. It may one day be our only insurance against breed paranoia.
• Some owners of pet friendly apartments may even define the weight limit. Hence, all the owners of overweight pets are left out in the cold.

It’s not necessary that all pet friendly apartments have these restrictions in place. Similarly, it may also be possible that in some pet friendly apartments there may be even stricter requirements.

The best thing would be to ask around. If somebody you know is renting and has a pet, ask about their unit. Ask at your veterinarian's office, and most definitely the local animal shelter as Humane Society or Animal Control Offices. Quite often, these places will have a list of available pet friendly apartments.