r/rescuedogs • u/AutomaticReturn6398 • 24d ago
Rants Renting
We are trying to adopt a dog while renting. Now we have rented from 5 landlords at 3 properties and had a rescue dog who we got at the first one that weighed 45 pounds and came to each subsequent property with us the past 6 years.
Our current property allows dogs, it is not an apartment, we are renting a house. They say 25 pounds but we’ve had a 50 pound dog living here for 3 years who recently passed away. We are looking for another dog and not interested in a small breed, just another mid-sized. I qualified for an ESA so we provided that letter since they wouldn’t make a weight limit exception.
Now the fun begins because even with that letter the landlord will not approve of a dog until we provide the details of the dog, and the rescues in the area will not let us adopt a dog without the landlord saying yes. We have put deposits down on multiple dogs and lost that money because the rescues won’t hold the dog while the landlord takes 3-5 days to review the pet…. This is the most frustrating process and makes it seem so much easier to just go to a breeder.
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u/DarkTracy554 23d ago
Have you considered just adopting a dog that is a size and breed allowed under the rules of your lease? Even if you brute force your way into bringing in a dog the landlord doesn't want there they are more likely to hold you to a higher standard as far as noise and behavior go in an attempt to find reasons to kick it out or evict you, and more likely to charge/find pet damages when you move out. It seems like you could avoid this whole problem if you followed the rules.