[nagdu] renting homes or apartments:

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I have always brought my guide dog with me when I apartment hunted. The ADA 
covers larger apartment buildings that are usually managed by a company. I 
never rented from an individual with a couple of apartments or a single 
family house.  These are usually NOT covered by ADA.

Personally, if I was not treated respectfully by an owner because of my 
blindness or my dog, I wouldn't rent from them at all.  there are plenty of 
other places to rent from.

I lived in Boston and never had a problem with a guide dog in an apartment. 
Me and my dog have always been welcome in every single place I've rented 
from in my life!  Hope this track record keeps up! I've rented places sinse 
1972.

Guess I'm lucky!  Good luck. I find that upfront and honesty are the best 
way to be.  People don't like deception and it tends to start you off on a 
sour note to a landlord - or to anybody.  People who know me know that I'm 
an upfront, honest person.  I'm a responsible dog owner and my dogs are 
clean and well behaved in public - and at home. (grin!)

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:39 PM
Subject: [nagdu] renting homes or apartments:


>
> I want to propose this question to the list.  What would be the best way 
> for one to rent a place to live?  Is it a bad idea to first show up and 
> sign a lease with no dog then move in with the dog?  I ask this since a 
> group of people I personally know are moving into some buildings where 
> under no circumstance are pets permitted.  In addition, since different 
> rules apply when one rents from a management company verses a private 
> landlord in a house, what is a good technique since they will already have 
> a bias toward the visible blindness.  My personal interest in this issue 
> is because I maybe moving in the next year out-of-state to MA where 
> different housing rules apply in Boston unlike New York City.  Thank you.
>
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