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Old 01-20-2009, 10:11 AM
 
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My boyfriends company is re-locating to Lakeland. We are currently an hour away from there. We live in Pasco county and actually live in an apartment complex that accepts restricted breeds. I have searched for weeks now calling hundreds of realtors trying to find a single family house to rent. As soon as they hear pitbulls they are quick to just say no and hang up. Just to inform you its not the animals its the owners. Mine are well trained and well behaved. I would never just get rid of them because they are a part of my family as my daughter is. So if anyone owns a pitbull and happens to be renting a house could you please lend me your realtors name? It would be greatly apprectiated.
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Old 06-01-2009, 09:30 AM
 
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i have the same problem!! looking for an apartment to rent in lakeland that allows pits. i have two.. one is a 1 yr old neutered male puppy, and the other is his 3 yr old mom. they are both the sweetest dogs but everywhere i go they are restricted.
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Old 06-01-2009, 10:37 AM
 
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They are restricted for a reason.
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Old 06-01-2009, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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A landlord would have to be close to insane to knowingly rent to the owner of pit bulls. If your dog would bite or injure a person, or another animal, the landlord could be liable for the damages. If he/she has homeowner's insurance, his insurance may cover the damages.... many companies have provisions contained within the policy that will disallow coverage if dangerous breed dogs are involved.... there is no way that he/she can vouch for the safety of your dog(s). Even if he/she does have an insurance company willing to write a policy to cover the damages, why should he/she risk the potential loss of coverage or higher premiums because you have chosen a pet that is capable of seriously injuring or killing?

There really isn't a sound reason for a landlord to take upon the kind of risk that you are asking. Potential renters may hope for ignorance, apathy, or indifference on the part of the potential landlord, but the cost/risk of renting to pit bull owners is something a reasonable landlord can live without.
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Old 06-01-2009, 10:56 AM
 
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I'm sorry to tell you this, but most insurance won't allow pitbulls - that is why you will be hard-pressed to find a landlord willing to rent to you. I have to agree with everything in RetiredCoach's post regarding this matter.

Good luck!
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Old 06-01-2009, 03:32 PM
 
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My boyfriends company is re-locating to Lakeland. We are currently an hour away from there. We live in Pasco county and actually live in an apartment complex that accepts restricted breeds. I have searched for weeks now calling hundreds of realtors trying to find a single family house to rent. As soon as they hear pitbulls they are quick to just say no and hang up. Just to inform you its not the animals its the owners. Mine are well trained and well behaved. I would never just get rid of them because they are a part of my family as my daughter is. So if anyone owns a pitbull and happens to be renting a house could you please lend me your realtors name? It would be greatly apprectiated.
You will probably have to rent a house. I would not rent to dogs anyway, but an apartment house with other tenants. I could not in my wildest dreams rent to someone with a pitbull. And no song and dance about pitbulls. I have had pitbulls before anyone knew what they were. If something happened with that dog I would be the deepest pocket and the one they would go after. I would have to have my head examined to do something that stupid.
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Old 06-02-2009, 07:54 AM
 
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This is why no one wants to rent to someone with pit bulls:

Pit bulls attack woman, kill her small dog - Breaking News - Bradenton.com (http://www.bradenton.com/news/breaking_news/story/1479654.html - broken link)

Also, when I was a kid the people across the street had a pit bull - I saw him get out and severely maul an older woman walking down the street. That dog also killed my pet cat, and after I buried it, the dog dug him up! I seriously despise those dogs, and most people I know do as well.
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Old 06-02-2009, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Clermont Fl
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They type of dog aside all you have to do is get insurance for the dog and sign a release of responsibility to the landlord
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Old 06-02-2009, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Clermont Fl
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I looked at my copy and I have a tenant that has a 2 mil policy for their dog and it runs him about 1800 a year
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Old 06-02-2009, 02:15 PM
 
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When I called various insurance companies about buying and insuring a rental house for tenants, some of them told me they wouldn't insure at all if those breeds were present. That's probably the reason why. But maybe you could try what tworent is recommending--I wasn't aware that you could do that.
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