"Pets can still be declined by a landlord if there's health reason, if there's a safety reason, allergy restrictions but you have to have a reason for it," he said. He says 70 percent of California renters have pets yet only 1/3 of rentals are pet friendly.
Dogs are the most popular pet in the U.S. (65.1 million U.S. households own a dog), followed by cats (46.5 million households) and freshwater fish (11.1 million households).
An estimated sixty-six percent of U.S. households, or about 86.9 million families, own a pet, according to the 2023-2024 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA).
California could bar landlords from banning pets at some buildings. Which renters are affected? Landlords at medium and large rental properties could no longer ban pets without a good reason under legislation that moved through the Assembly this week. The bill was originally aimed at helping most tenants with pets.
Tenants should understand that keeping an undisclosed pet or straying from agreed-upon pet policies risks eviction—especially if outlined explicitly in the lease agreement.
Based on the currently available research, it seems that most of this positive benefit stems from two major factors: Dogs can improve your cardiovascular health by promoting greater rates of physical activity; and they also bestow you with a sense of social connection.
During a survey conducted in 2023, it was revealed that millennials represented the biggest share of pet owners in the United States (33 percent), followed in second place by Generation X (25 percent). Baby Boomer's came in third, representing some 24 percent of pet owners.
After a tenant or resident has shown that they have a disability-related need for an ESA, the housing provider may deny the request only in the following, limited circ*mstances: (a) when permitting the ESA would cause an undue financial and administrative burden for the housing provider, (b) when permitting the ESA ...
Simply put, California has some strict laws about which pets are permissible to own and keep. There are some reasons for prohibiting some popular pets from the state, such as the danger to native wildlife or people if they escaped.
Section 491 - Ascertainment of value of companion animal (a)Companion animals are personal property, and their value is to be ascertained in the same manner as the value of other property.
Away from home dog owners must restrain their dog using a hand-held leash no longer than six feet. The person holding the leash must be capable of controlling the dog.
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