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where are all the pet friendly rentals here in Brandon?  
I know people own animals for sure a lot of them do.  
where can one find a pet friendly rental?  
Thanks in advance  
Panzerfrau

There are some in town. There's some places over by the landing (west of the traffic circle on 9th Street) that are pet friendly with a pet deposit. I believe they're managed by Lionel holdings. I think they advertise on ebrandon. Rent is a bit more expensive. In excess of $1,000 but they are new condo's/apartments  
 
I think Victoria woods on Vitoria Avenue in the west end also allow cats and small dogs. The rent there is under $1000  
 
Lots of landlords say no pets allowed but when asked they will make an allowance for the right tennant.

Your not going to find many. Basically if you want to rent, give up your animals..end of story. There are people that can't even take care of themselves when renting, and on top of that they have animals.  
 
Your might as well just buy a house or a trailer if you want to live with pets.  
 
If I was a landlord I wouldn't allow pets on my property either.

Careful Iceman your empathy is starting to show...  
 
Panzerfrau there are some out there but you have to look hard. One More Thing has some good advice, try asking potential landlords, some may make an exception but a lot likely won't. Doesn't hurt try though. Good luck in search.

If the rental is listed as “no pets”, than why would you ask if you can have pets?? Some people are so entitled. No means no!!

Well our duplex that we rent normally says no pets but if someone asked me about a small house trained dog we would likely allow it depending on a few conditions. We've accommodated some previous tenants in the past. No cats though they make a mess. Not every landlord is a grumpy, miserable human being. If they say no then keep looking.  
 
Edited by KCTurf, 2019-07-26 09:15:12

under pet friendly I see 64 places are they all taken ?

Are you needing a place to rent for just yourself and your pets?

Brandon is not pet friendly when it comes to rentals. I see the landlords side of it but I also know that there are many responsible tenants and pet owners. If I found myself not being able to be a homeowner any longer for whatever reason, I don’t know what I would do. Giving up my dog is not an option to me either. I know other cities, usually larger centres, are much more pet friendly when it comes to rental properties. Places like Toronto where you can go your entire life never owning your own property, allow pets. How do those landlords make it work?

As a landlord, I have had pet friendly rentals for several years. I haven’t asked for a pet deposit in top of my regular damage deposit because I screened my tenants and trusted them. That being said, I am now in a situation with a tenant that brought in several additional unauthorized pets that destroyed the place. The $700 damage deposit will not come close to the cost of replacing all the carpet and drywall that has been ruined so... never again. Good luck.

According to the rental board landlords are not allowed to say no pets in a rental property however they are allowed to makes rules such as pet deposit, only certain pets etc...

Landlords absolutely can say no pets. https://www.gov.mb.ca/cca/rtb/ot/gbook/s2tenagree_reasonablerules7.html

I agree.... I have been a landlord. I made an exception for someone. Yah, sure, his dog never got off the chain, never barked at neighbours, short hair... but the chain absolutely destroyed the sidewalk around the house which cost waaaay more to fix than the pet deposit I'd charged.  
Sure, landlords can make exceptions for pets, but it always ends up being the landlord who gets stung. That's why most of them don't do it - they're the ones putting their necks (and pocketbooks) on the line, not the tenant.

Of course small children can cause damage but really only in the toddler years. I’ve seen first hand what a “small cat” can do over years of ownership. The hair, the pukes, piss and crap tracked all over the place.  
 
It’s a false equivalence anyways because children are humans. People rent human domiciles. I know many people treat their pets as literal children but the fact remains they’re not. Having children is a basic human right despite circumstances where it probably shouldn’t be, but pets are not.  
 
You always hear comments about how responsible some pet owners are as if that was news to anyone. The point is that you don’t REALLY know if they are until the damage is done, and most landlords including myself when I was one, aren’t willing to roll the dice. And that’s perfectly reasonable.

The landlords always eat the costs, that's why. There's almost no recourse - it's tough enough with just the humans that inhabit some of these places.  
 
Cats are naturally clean, sure - but male cats can spray (less likley if neutered, but it still can happen) as well as when the humans are lazy and don't clean the box they tend to find other places to relieve themselves. And if you've ever been in a place that has been infested with cat pee you know that smell is almost impossible to get out.  
 
It's a case of once bitten twice shy. I have had a rental before. Allowed a dog. People moved out, basement full of dog crap, doors scratched to hell, floors all needed redoing, fur everwhere. Allowed a cat another time. Cat pee smell I had to deal with. Overall, it cost me a couple thousand dollars between both.  
 
I'm not saying there isn't good pet owners out there, but I am saying it's not worth the risk for a landlord.  
 
Actually these days I'm not even sure being a landlord at all is worth the risk. I've heard so many horror stories, and there's almost no recourse. Ends up costing you more money in the end if you try to go after your lost money. Again, there's good tenants, but it's like anything else - bitten once or twice and you end up a bit jaded.  
 
I'd suggest anyone who wants a pet try to save up for a cheap place (trailer, small home, etc) or else wait for the perfect landlord to show up who hasn't been bitten yet.

I have a pet friendly trailer on our acreage that we're renting out. $900 plus hydro. If you are interested let me know. It is 25 minutes north of Brandon.

There are 15 pet friendly units currently available at Vionell Holdings properties in Brandon: https://www.vhproperties.ca/search-apartments/  
 
There is a 35 lb restriction on the size of dogs at their properties.

I am looking for the pet friendly for October 1 or November 1  
whoever knows of something,going to be done my lease soon.  
 
Edited by panzerfrau, 2019-08-21 20:57:57