A bill in California wants to make more rental housing available to tenants with pets. Assembly Bill 2216 would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging extra for security deposit and rent for tenants who have cats, dogs or other common household animals.
A newly adopted dog is held at Oakland Animal Services on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Oakland , Calif. The city animal shelter has seen a surge in pets surrendered by tenants who can’t find rentals that allow pets. A bill in California wants to make more rental housing available to tenants with pets. People pose with a dog they decided to adopt at Oakland Animal Services on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Oakland , Calif.
“It’s really awful that there are these restrictions you have to take into consideration when making a personal life choice,” she said.A big airline is relaxing its pet policy to let owners bring the companion and a rolling carry-onBut landlords are pushing back, saying they’re worried over the cost of repairs, liability over potential dog bites and nuisance issues that might drive away other tenants.
But landlords would have to provide reasonable justifications, such as public health, for denying a pet. A landlord could not inquire of pets until after approving an applicant, and applicants would have to notify the landlord that they have a pet or plan to get one at least three days prior to signing a lease. Should the landlord deny the pet, the applicant would then decide whether to seek housing elsewhere.
“Chasing mom and pop landlords like myself — small investors like myself — out of California is not going to solve the high price of rent; it actually is going to make it worse,” said Blackshear, who once had to replace the wood flooring in a rental due to a tenant with a cat.
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