Below was my reply to another post but I thoughts that these facts might interest some people!
These are just observations from our office!
About 30% of the applications that come through to our office have pets.
Many of these are otherwise quality tenants and are willing to sign a lease with a pet clause. We've had applications from people with turtles to one with 2 ridgerian ridgeback (dogs!) and a goat!!!!
Most landlords are willing to accept pets if the house suits.
We've seen more damage caused by ex-boyfriends than pets! BY FAR!!! This is especially true in the Northern suburbs of Adelaide
Damage caused by pets (especially dogs inside) is more prevalent with private landlords who have neglected routine inspections and have no pet clauses. We just have the mess to clean up once we take over!
Tenants sometimes think that cats are stealth pets!
Once a week we catch out tenant applicants who have not disclosed pets in their applications trying to sneak cats into the house. Having a cat is not a problem, dishonesty is! We refuse applications on that basis! And yes we have ways of finding out
(we also catch out tenants who have used their "mates" as landlord or employer references on a weekly basis too)
These are just observations from our office!
About 30% of the applications that come through to our office have pets.
Many of these are otherwise quality tenants and are willing to sign a lease with a pet clause. We've had applications from people with turtles to one with 2 ridgerian ridgeback (dogs!) and a goat!!!!
Most landlords are willing to accept pets if the house suits.
We've seen more damage caused by ex-boyfriends than pets! BY FAR!!! This is especially true in the Northern suburbs of Adelaide
Damage caused by pets (especially dogs inside) is more prevalent with private landlords who have neglected routine inspections and have no pet clauses. We just have the mess to clean up once we take over!
Tenants sometimes think that cats are stealth pets!
Once a week we catch out tenant applicants who have not disclosed pets in their applications trying to sneak cats into the house. Having a cat is not a problem, dishonesty is! We refuse applications on that basis! And yes we have ways of finding out
(we also catch out tenants who have used their "mates" as landlord or employer references on a weekly basis too)
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