New tenants should take into consideration if they want to live in a pet friendly home. It really comes down to if you are afraid of pet dander, or allergic to pets. No matter how many times the property is cleaned, they will be left over residue from previous tenants, and owners. If you are not willing to live in that environment, maybe a pet friendly home is not for you! If you have pets of your own, or love other people’s pets, a pet-friendly home is a great opportunity to make your whole family (pets included) feels welcome into your new rental! I am going to list the pros and cons of living in a pet friendly home, so let’s start with some PROS!
The number one pro is your pets are one hundred percent WELCOME in your Las Vegas Rental! If you have ever owned a pet, you know that a knock at the door or even the door bell ringing, and your dog is not running rampage barking at the door! Usually you would try and keep them as quiet as possible because you do not want to upset your neighbors, but in a pet friendly neighborhood, your neighbors have most likely been in the same position as you, and they do not mind your dog barking next door. Maybe you have a sneaky cat that likes to explore and check out the new place, you would hope the people who surround you would keep an eye out for them and make sure they are not in harms-way!
Another PRO is pets bring a different level of security! When people are lurking where they should not be, your dogs will make noise by barking and running all over your home, usually scaring them away, and dogs are not afraid to protect their owners, no matter what the outcome might be! Living in a pet friendly community, it will be EASY for your little pooch to make some friends, and even you as a human can make some friends while setting up play dates with the other dogs in the community!
But on the other hand, there is CONS while living in a pet friendly community! You do not know how your dog will interact with other animals. You may think you have the most well behaved dog in town, but you truly do not know how he or she will interact with another animal he has never played with before. Some pet owners are just not very responsible when it comes to having an animal.
That can be another CON that you will want to think about before moving into a property. You might think it is your responsibility to take your dogs on walks daily, and to keep up with all shots and medications, but not every pet owner thinks that way. Another CON about living in an animal friendly community, you might think it is your DOG-MOM duty to clean up after your dogs waste, but some do not, and you cannot imagine how your neighbors without animals feel when they are out and about and see other peoples animals business on the ground. All in all, your ability to be happy at a pet-friendly property depends on two things: your level of affection (or tolerance) for pets, and how effective your management company is at enforcing the rules.
So before you sign a new lease, figure out where you stand when it comes to pets and have a good talk with your property manager regarding their policies on pets.
