How to Get a Landlord to Accept Pets

If you can present your case in a persuasive manner, you may be able to get your landlord to accept your pooch or cat. This involves a bit of sucking up usually. Maybe a nice bouquet of flowers or a bottle of wine could swing the balance. More often than not though you will lose! Sorry to say it but its true.

Instructions

• STEP 1: Provide your landlord with written statements from former landlords that commend your pet's behaviour and verify that your rental unit was well-maintained while you and your pet occupied the premises.
• STEP 2: Invite your landlord to meet your pet and view the pet's behaviour.
• STEP 3: Offer the landlord a 'pet deposit.'
• STEP 4: Inform your landlord in writing that you will pay for damages caused by your pet during your lease.
• STEP 5: Don’t bring the fact up until the last minute. If the landlord has invested sufficient time into you, they are more likely to be persuaded. Although this could backfire and really annoy them.

Tips & Warnings

• Sometimes the law allows tenants to keep pets under certain circumstances (such as a companion dog for a disabled tenant) even if the landlord has a no-pets policy.