{"id":4409,"date":"2018-11-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.liv.rent\/?p=4409"},"modified":"2023-04-11T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T00:19:09","slug":"should-you-allow-pets-in-your-rental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/landlords\/should-you-allow-pets-in-your-rental\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you allow pets in your rental?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sure it&#8217;s easy to say \u2018no pets\u2019 when listing your property for rent. But is it necessary? &nbsp;Provided pets are allowed by your strata by-laws, you may be missing out on exceptionally good tenants by stipulating \u2018no pets\u2019.&nbsp; Moreover, here in Vancouver, pet-friendly rentals are difficult to find so if you do allow them, you can likely exact a higher rental rate and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/housing-tenancy\/residential-tenancies\/starting-a-tenancy\/pets?keyword=pets\">pet deposit.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Be Open to Pets<\/h2>\n<p>Rather than turn people away just because they have a cat or dog, consider doing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask your prospective tenant about their pet \u2013 size, habits, hypo-allergenicity, bark, grooming habits, general behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>Consider making tenant\u2019s insurance a pre-requisite to tenancy ensuring damage to drapes, for example, is covered.<\/li>\n<li>Stipulate the maximum number of pets allowed and possibly the size of pets as well.<\/li>\n<li>Include a clause in the lease addressing pets i.e. Pet rent amount, Pet deposit amount.<\/li>\n<li>If you decide to allow a pet, ensure that you clearly explain to the tenant that it is their responsibility to make sure they and their pets don\u2019t unreasonably disturb others. As the landlord, you are obligated to take action if there are any complaints about a tenant\u2019s pet and if concern is not adequately resolved, you have every right to evict the tenant with one month\u2019s notice according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/housing-tenancy\/residential-tenancies\/during-a-tenancy\/pets\/problems-with-pets\">BC Tenancy Branch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, too, that pet owners, like families, tend to move less, giving you, the landlord, some stability and saving you the transactional costs of finding new tenants on a regular basis. Consider that taking care of a pet, especially a dog, requires a lot of time and attention. By extension, on hopes pet owners will put the same energy into taking care of your place.&nbsp; These are the significant benefits of renting to a pet owner!<\/p>\n<p>**And, of course, certified service and guide dogs are always permitted.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for an easier way to find the perfect renter for your property? List on Liv Rent to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\">connect with pre-qualified renters in Vancouver<\/a><\/span>.&nbsp; To begin creating, managing, and sharing listings as a landlord,&nbsp;download the liv.rent app from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/liv\/id1321741040\">App store<\/a><\/strong> or the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=rent.liv.ether&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dwebsite%26utm_medium%3Dindex%26utm_campaign%3Don-page\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong> store or sign up <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/app\">here<\/a> <\/strong>from your computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure it&#8217;s easy to say \u2018no pets\u2019 when listing your property for rent. But is it necessary? &nbsp;Provided pets are allowed by your strata by-laws, you may be missing out on exceptionally good tenants by stipulating \u2018no pets\u2019.&nbsp; Moreover, here in Vancouver, pet-friendly rentals are difficult to find so if you do allow them, you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[520,542],"tags":[579],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should You Allow Pets in Your Rental Property? | liv.rent blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s easy to say \u2018no pets\u2019 when listing your property for rent. But is it necessary? 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