There may not be a whole lot that you can do about this. Depending on what kind of insurance coverage they carry or are willing to carry regarding pets, you may be in the same boat we are with our 85 lb. Chocolate Lab. We have only found 2 places that will allow big dogs like that, one is a not so nice trailer park right off the freeway that is going to charge us high lot rental fees and the other is an apartment complex, but even for a two bedroom is just too small for the three of us, plus then having to deal with having to be quiet because someone is under you or having to deal with the noise if someone is over you....It's the price that we pay for loving our animals. If you have a copy of the application and it's written in there that way you probably will need to continue looking. If it's not, you could possibly offer to pay more for the 2nd dog and the sizes and see what the landlord is willing to do. Best of luck to you :)

Answered by Christine Mix on November 15, 2010 at 3:29pm - report abuse

Hi, I came across this when I was searching for an apartment myself. I read allot of ads that said ''No dogs", and others that specified ''No Pets'', Then I found two different ones that said '' small pets allowed''. So I made the phone calls of course! The first one was an apartment building that had allot of apartments that were on top of each other and it was a nice building well maintained and close to the shopping centers in town so I was thinking this would be great! It was a brick building with an outside terrace and elevators even.. Can u believe they told me they would accept my small dog (even if he weren't my small service dog) but, they told me because I had a young son just under 9yrs of age they couldn't let me in there because most of the tenants were elderly? Talk about discrimination!
So I went to the next one's interview. This one did say the limit on the small dog was due to the insurance and the fact that it kept the upkeep of the premises down as smaller dogs destroy less than big dogs do. Also, as the apartments were mostly 1 and 2 bedrooms at this complex they felt they were more adaptable for smaller breeds than bigger breeds. I agree with that actually as bigger breeds do need more space, atleast most do. After moving in I found out another tenant has a dog bigger than mine about 10pounds bigger and atleast 2 hands taller. How that tenant manages to keep it is beyond me. Perhaps they pay a larger rent in order to have it. That manager no longer runs this place as she sold it two yrs ago. But I believe it really is an option for the landlords to make although it does have to said in writing at the time you enter into the contract and not after. It is mainly due to those who do not properly take care of their pets waste, and allow their pets to destroy the landlords property that pet owners now face this I am sorry to say. Also the liability of anyone being hurt by a large breed is much higher than a person being hurt by a small breed, perhaps that is what is on the minds of the landlords. Sometimes it can be negotiable, but don't count on it too much. Best of luck to you. :)

Answered by Donna Michalski on November 15, 2010 at 5:30pm - report abuse

It is against the law to refuse to rent to someone with children unless the property has been previously listed as an adults only property..

Answered by pgrant3 on November 16, 2010 at 1:35pm - report abuse

what a lot of people don't know is that you can compromise on the lease, after all it's the land lord who will be losing out on the money. but alas, there are other pet friendly options, you just have to look. a lot of places don't advertise online either, so asking & driving around helps & can often get you further than searching online or in ads.

Answered by amber honea on November 20, 2010 at 3:48pm - report abuse