Seattle being a very pet friendly city is a absolute lie (renter, credit)

[coolbeans2000]

This kind of begs the question: why is it legal to discriminate against pet owners, but illegal to discriminate against families with children?

There's no consistent logic in that. Just sayin.

[flyingsaucermom]

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Well, according to this some SFH may be able to do it under certain conditions. Personally, if it's MY property why can't I decide who lives in it?

[mkarch]

It's pet friendly if you buy a house, not if you're living in someone else's house.

[coolbeans2000]

Originally Posted by flyingsaucermom

Housing Discrimination: FAQs - FindLaw

Well, according to this some SFH may be able to do it under certain conditions. Personally, if it's MY property why can't I decide who lives in it?

Exactly, you should be able to do so for any reason.

[homesinseattle]

"Pet friendly" to me has always meant the availability of dog parks and pubs/restaurants where mostly dogs are welcome. Both of these seem to be fairly common in Seattle.

[daberkow]

Originally Posted by coolbeans2000

But let's be honest here, who causes more damage, a small cat or a young child? Ofcourse it's the more likely to be the child. But why don't landlords discriminate against families with children? Because it's against the law. Discriminating against pet owners is not.

The small cat is going to do more damage on average than the kid. Get cat urine on your wood floor or carpet and you're replacing the whole thing, far more expensive than any pet damage deposit or rent increase. Kid you may have to repaint walls which you'd do anyway.

It may be against the law to discriminate in housing, but it happens all the time. Very few are reluctant to rent to families- mostly it's a plus because of stability. Damage is not a concern. With dogs and cats damage is a given. I'd rather have heavy smokers.

[cmswazey]

Originally Posted by coolbeans2000

Seattle being a very pet friendly city is a absolute lie. After moving into town and spending countless hours of research I've found than 95% of single family homes for rent prohibit any pets.

I'm all about property rights and homeowners should be able to do with their property as they wish. Sell to whomever they wish for however much they can get.

But it's pretty pathetic for a city to give itself credit for being pet friendly when it doesn't even come close to deserving it.

Oh and it's no wonder people give their pets up and millions end up in shelters every year.

Very sorry you're experiencing this. I've always accepted pets but that's cuz I'm a softie. I admit, I did get screwed over on that once but then again, other tenants were great.

[victorianpunk]

Originally Posted by coolbeans2000

This kind of begs the question: why is it legal to discriminate against pet owners, but illegal to discriminate against families with children?

There's no consistent logic in that. Just sayin.

I agree 100%. Also, senior-only housing is fine, but you can't have an apartment complex for only people under 40.

As for pet friendly places, I would say compared to most cities Seattle is still better. It is just the housing market is so tight that landlords can be choosy. I would suggest you try to find a place in Shoreline because it is still affordable and not as many people want to live there because it had hookers on Aurora Ave 20 years ago

[evda]

Cat's and dogs can pee all over houses and soak the carpet and pad. My friend just had to replace $4000 worth of carpet because it reeked of dog pee and a blacklight showed it was everywhere. Kids don't do that kind of damage. Sorry it's different.

And as others have pointed out, why even bother with that when there are so many that don't have pets?

Seattle businesses and the climate in general is friendly toward furry creatures though if that is what you are griping about. Just visit your local park and see all of the dog owners letting their pooches run around off leash, approaching other leashed dogs and kids who are afraid and no one says a dang thing. That is tolerance!!

[uRabbit]

It's definitely easier to find a new apartment that allows dogs than it is to find a house or older apartment that does. This is because larger property management corporations have very good attorneys. Smaller LLC's or private owners do not. Simple.