Why is it soo impossible to find apartments that will allow bully breeds ?

Question

Gosh, It's like almost impossible to find one.. I don't want to move into a sleezy apartment where crime is an everyday thing and noise level to the extreme. Me and my mom want to be able to move into an apartment so our 'future' dog, an APBT, can live in peace with us without worrying about crime galore. Were NOT moving into house so that's out of the question..

I don't know what to do ? Should I keep searching.. I found an apartment though, but that has a 75lb weight limit. No mention of breed restrictions. Just a weight limit..

But either way, we didn't agree on it..

Anyways, should I keep looking and find something we both can agree on ?

Answer 1

I KNOW!



I was devastated when I had to leave my GSD/Husky mix at my fathers house because my apt didn't allow them. They had an entire list of breeds you couldn't have.



My neighbors cheated though. They have a pure bred staffy, but he's black with that tuxedo look to him, so they told our apt managers that he was a lab beagle mix. It worked, though.



I would suggest that you adopt the dog BEFORE moving into your apartment because many shelters call the apartments and tell them that "so and so adopted this dog, a ______ breed of ____ weight" blah blah blah. We were amazed when our managers knew that we'd adopted our Aussie mix before we'd even brought him home.



The best advice I can give you is that you get the dog you want and lie like a dog about what he/she is. If it looks like a pit, laugh it off and say "no, she's just a lab mix." or something. Boxer mixes work well if boxers are allowed, but they aren't in my apartment.



When will the world learn?

Answer 2

Depending on where you live, it will, unfortunately, be very difficult to find any rental that will allow bully breeds. It not only raises the home owners insurance in some areas, but it is considered a liability to most owners. They don't want other tenants complaining that there is a "pit bull" running rampant in the complex. It is very unfortunate, but due to bad owners and media hype, this is something bully breed owners have to deal with. Do you already have the dog?

Keep looking, some people are familiar with the breeds loving personality, and will allow it. If you are new to owning a bully breed, or don't yet have the dog, brace yourself. You will meet opposition around every corner. It takes a mentally and emotionally strong owner to have these breeds. Please take your dog through obedience school. A well behaved dog is you best Ali when trying to change the opinion of bully breeds.



Don't try to lie to the landlord about what breed of dog you have or are intending to get. That always ends badly for the dog.

Answer 3

Well I completely understand what you mean.. Me and my boyfriend have lived in an apartment since Jan 07 and at the time we moved in we didnt have a dog.. But I know I wanted one and I knew my boyfriend didnt want anything breed other than an American Pit Bull Terrier or an American Staffordshire Terrier.. I figured that would be a problem with the apartment complex we stay in.. So we just sat on it for a little bit and banck in Sept 07 we brought home a 4 month old American Staffordshire Terrier and eventually the manager of the apartment complex was calling us telling us we could keep the dog if he was a Pit Bull we told him what he was and sent the vet papers to the office and they let us keep him in the apartment but during that time I looked all over for apartments and they would just not accept a bully breed in there apartments.. Again I think its just a liability issue because so many aggressive pits have given all the bully breeds a bad rap sheet forever.. But its not just bully breeds most dont accept German Shepards, Chows, Boxers and many more.. I guess you just have to really do your research..

Answer 4

since you don't have the dog yet- be very sure to research the rules, contracts and limitations each property may have.No point in getting a dog and ending up having to get rid of it only because You did not do your homework or chose to ignore it. Unfortunately you will continue to run into this problem..many apartments have restrictions based on insurance policies and depending on the size, most apartment would not be large enough for a large dog. I would really consider locating to a house or town home with a fenced yard if you are set on getting a dog.

Answer 5

usually dogs that way over a certain weight. It could be weights 30 and down or even 15 and down. Some apartments don't allow any dogs at all and some rare apartments allow any kinds of dogs. I would suggest a Miniature dachshund they are small and cute, I really like red long haired ones but you need to teach them right away to not bark or that would be a problem with the apartment.

Answer 6

Because its hard to find an insurance provider that will cover a multi-unit dwelling AND bully breeds.



Keep looking. When I was getting ready to move to Seattle and needed 2 mos layover between my house and the move I lived in an apartment complex that allowed bully breeds. In the only major issue I had there, the only SANE creature in the midst of a domestic disturbance in the parking lot was the pitbull... the humans were nuts.

Answer 7

I would move into the apartment, but keep looking for a better place. You shouldn't have to compromise on quality because of a nice, well-trained dog that just happens to be a bully breed. The breed restrictions (in my opinion) are ridiculous. It isn't the breed that's bad, it's the owners who don't train them right. There was a Pomeranian in NY than mauled a toddler so badly that she had to have reconstruction surgery, but they didn't put that in the paper. They only publish the attacks of certain breeds and this hurts the owners who have these breeds and actually train them.

Answer 8

I would think that it would be a liability problem. If you have a dog that is known not to be the gentlest of breeds, people may have a problem with you living in their development for fear of your animal biting other tenants (even if that's not the case). Renting a house would be your best option, but if you must have that breed or that big of a dog you need to go where the dog is accepted.

Answer 9

I think it is a homeowners insurance policy clause.



If you a renting out a home or apartment, in order not to pay through the roof in insurance fees, certain breeds that have a "reputation" may not be allowed.

Answer 10

It's got to do with the owners insurance policy. They will not allow pits, rotti, and several other dogs. If the landlord allowed one despite their insurance policy that policy would become void. If the dog bit someone the landlord would be partly responsible with no insurance to back him up.

Answer 11

I wish someone would create a database with listings in every city of apts that allow bully's. There's a real need for something like that.

Answer 12

Because it's in the landlords handbook...page 1 states... " Landlords must be a d*ck and forbid the owning of all Pitbull breeds and all dogs with a muscular head and face"



Now you know why....they all follow the handbook

Answer 13

because of all the bad press about what killers they are and insurance policies.

hope you find someplace and teach them about the breed.

Answer 14

It's all in the name---BULLY.