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2 Mid-Atlantic J. on L. & Pub. Pol'y 101 (2013)
Four-Legged Tenants: Encouraging Pet-Friendly Housing While Protecting Landlords from Liability

handle is hein.journals/midatlapp2 and id is 109 raw text is: NOTES FOUR-LEGGED TENANTS: ENCOURAGING PET-FRIENDLY HOUSING WHILE PROTECTING LANDLORDS FROM LIABILITY By: Laurel Palluzi* I. INTRODUCTION ............................ ....101 II. LEGAL BARRIERS TO PET OWNERSHIP IN HOUSING..............103 III. BENEFITS OF LIVING WITH COMPANION ANIMALS...............109 IV. PET-FRIENDLY HOUSING AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO LANDLORDS AND CICS.............. ...........111 V. INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF PET-FRIENDLY HOUSING......................... .... ... .... ......113 A. Landlord Education and Effective Pet Policy Development... .................................113 B. Legislative Action to Incentivize and Protect Landlords ............................... .....114 VI. CONCLUSION ............................. ......116 I. INTRODUCTION After landing a new job, Sarah thought searching for an apartment in a new city would be an exciting endeavor. However, she soon discovered that it was more agonizing than exciting- she lives with a dog and a cat. All the places that she found only allowed two pets, if any at all, crushing her desire to adopt another cat as a playmate for her tabby cat. Of the places that allowed animals, most would not allow dogs; those allowing dogs capped the weight limit at thirty or forty pounds - a problem for her with a sixty-five pound dog. Eventually, Sarah rented an apartment that did not inquire further about the two pets that would be living with her. Though her dog is breaking the weight restriction and her cat is not declawed, she took the apartment because the landlord never asked for verification. A month after she moved-in, management found out about her dog and cat Sarah was forced to give away her dog and declaw her cat, or try to find a new apartment and forfeit the deposit on her current lease. *J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2013; B.A., The College of New Jersey, 2010. 101

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