Renting house with pit bull mix (Stafford: apartment, rental, insurance)

[Carnoux]

I'm currently trying to find a rental house/apartment but I have a pit mix and nobody here will allow it.

The pound we got her at listed her as a lab/retriever mix and the vet labeled her the same from the pound paperwork.
She is very obviously a pit/lab mix though.

Can I just tell them she is a lab mix with paperwork to prove it even though she looks just like a pit?

[Trainwreck20]

Hang your hat on what the vet/pound lists her as, since Pit Bull is not necessarily a discrete breed anyway. From Wiki:

The term pit bull is often used loosely to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics, and the morphological (physical) variation amongst "bully breed" dogs makes it difficult for anyone, even experts, to visually identify them as distinct from "non-pit bulls". While mixed breed dogs are often labeled as "pit bulls" if they have certain physical characteristics such as a square shaped head or bulky body type, visual identification of mixed breed dogs is not recommended by the scholarly community

[wintersbone]

I wouldn't say anything about pit bull or anything of the sort. I don't know much about dogs; I can tell you soon as someone as myself hears that term they will say no.

[texas_nightowl]

If the pound and vet paperwork both say lab mix...say lab mix. Never say pit if you don't have too.

That said, my own rescue dog was listed as a lab mix and many people ask if he is lab/pit mix. He does have a couple of physical characteristics of pits...but also those characteristics are similar in other breeds as well. So I always say lab mix.

[LeagleEagleDFW]

We just rented an apartment with a dog that is officially a boxer mix. No issues as long as the guideline don't prohibit "American Staffordshire Terriers or mixes of same."

[Sighberia]

Its all about her behavior, if she's pushy, barks, tries too hard to get at other dogs, she's going to frighten people. Contrary to what most pet owners think, they are the only ones who think their dog is "just being friendly" when it is lunging and wildly trying to get at another dog or person. If she is quiet, friendly with any and everything and doesn't drag you around while gagging herself with her collar, you'll probably be fine, nobody will question whatever you decide to say she is. Some landlords though are starting to require DNA proof that a dog contains not a drop of Pit Bull or any breed associated with Pit Bull type (Staffordshire, American Staffordshire, American Bulldog, Bull Terrier, Boxer mix etc). Be prepared, Pit Type dogs are serious insurance liabilities for property owners, so they are getting more and more strict about it as more and more owners of the dogs lie about what they have to get around rules and restrictions.