[nagdu] Paws and Apartments

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I must have been very lucky.  I NEVER had anyone refused to rent an 
apartment to me or my roommate in all the years I've rented apartments - 
from our first one in 1972 to the present.  I have always brought my dogs 
when I apartment hunted.  That way, the rental folks coould actually see my 
dog and how they behaved, how well i kept them.

I think that sometimes, when you say you have a guide dog and don't have it 
with you, that opens up all kinds of things in the person's mind.  They 
think of their unruly pet at home.  When you bring the dog, they see that 
dog.  You are upfront and don't have to worry about how the dog will be 
received after getting the apartment and then a dog appears.  This has 
always worked for me.

If I should encounter a place that is very negative towards my dog, well, I 
don't rent from them.  I would know that they would find something to 
harrass me about after move in.  there are other places that I would be 
happy living at.  I've been very happy in my current place - a place I've 
lived in for the past 13 years.  Our managers are dog owners.

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Paws and Apartments


> Mark,
>    It's been quite some time since I went apartment hunting; however, when 
> I did, I would generally go without my dog, as it sometimes seemed that 
> the advertised availability and deals were gone by the time I arrived! 
> Discrimination is very hard to prove, but they cannot refuse to rent to 
> you after the deal has been sealed without it smacking of discrimination!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 10:45 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Paws and Apartments
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am looking at apartments to rent for next year; currently I am living 
>> in a college dorm, so my question to the list is, what is the appropriate 
>> procedure for informing the management of the apartment about my guide 
>> dog? Also, are there any other tips and tricks for apartment hunting as a 
>> blind person in general or as a dog guide user specifically?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
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