[nagdu] Landlord Issues

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi guys,
I've been following this thread.  I'm surprised in NYC you (Kolby or Kody - 
sorry, forget which one!) are having with having a guide dog in your 
apartment.

I'm someone who goes by the "Proceed until apprehended" way of thinking.  In 
other words, I don't ask ahead of time UNLESS there's a really good reason 
to do so.  Reasons like a roommate who has dog allergies, extreme fear of 
dogs, you're renting a room in someone's house.  I always bring my dogs when 
apartment hunting so if there's ever an issue, the dog is there and I find 
out way before I hand over any money or sign any leases.  I won't live where 
I will be harrassed by anti-dog managers or landlords, period.  I've never 
had an issue with a prospective landlord - ever in my years of renting since 
1972.  I've lived in Boston, Montpelier, Chula Vista, La Mesa, and now San 
Diego - all were very good about my dogs and they got to see my dog and its 
behavior right then and there and they were please with what they saw. These 
were large cities and small towns, too.

When I lived back east, our apartments were all hardwood floors.  I didn't 
encounter carpeted apartments until I moved to San Diego area almost 25 
years ago. What I used to do in my east coast apartments was to purchase a 
large piece of carpeting that fits almost like wall-to-wall carpeting and 
covers all traffic areas.  I had the carpeting mostly in the livingroom but 
sometimes I got carpeting for the bedroom as well.  This carpeting is 
something you can just roll up and take with you when you move or need new 
carpeting.

It is true that dog nails and dog bones are loud to the tenant under you - 
been there, done that!  The dogs do feel more comfortable walking on carpet 
rather than hardwood flooring because the hardwood floor is slippery for the 
dog.

I would definatly offer to the landlord that you will purchase carpeting to 
dull the noise for your downstairs neighbor.  If he still gives you crap, 
then I would try to move to a more dog-friendly place.  Believe me, if you 
end up taking legal action against the landlord and stay there, he can still 
grudgingly admit the dog but make your life hell and harrass you about every 
little thing.  Life's. Too. Short. to deal with that.  Especially if you are 
a student and need to concentrate on your studies.

If you opt to move, I'd STILL bring whatever action you can against the 
landlord.  Perhaps you can have him made to pay your moving expenses!  If 
nothing else, you can move to a better place and have piece of mind.  And 
the results of the action will make that guy less likely to try that stunt 
on another guide dog or service dog user in the future.  You don't want to 
let the guy get away with it because that does impact the rights of others.

HTH.

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: "rhonda cruz" <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Landlord Issues


> hello  i would move to a more dog friendly apartment billing.
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:52 PM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>
>> Well, that isn't legal. And why would the noise level of the dog walking 
>> on hard wood floors be an issue anyway. If you live above someone and you 
>> walk, you make a lot more noise than the dog does. You might need to keep 
>> nails well trimmed, and you could get throw rugs, or scatter rugs, I 
>> guess, and I think it is worth the argument, but I'm not sure that at the 
>> end of the day I would care to live there. I'd stay on until I found 
>> another place once you won it, and then I'd move to a more dog friendly 
>> place.
>>
>> CL
>>
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