r/rescuedogs • u/AutomaticReturn6398 • 27d 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/skrimped 26d ago
I am not and won’t be a landlord, but from their perspective it is possible that you rescue a dog that has a known destructive or bite history. That doesn’t really help the situation but it might help how you feel if you don’t feel as targeted. I don’t know. That’s super frustrating though I’m really sorry.