So yet again I am ripping through classified ads to find a place to live that I would not have to co-habitate with insects larger than my cat within a reasonable price range. (Although I have given some serious consideration to selling a kidney to solve this problem) The greatest part of apartment hunting is trying to do it with 2 dogs (not so much little dogs) and a cat. Apparently, landlords are under the misconception that animals are dirtier and louder than small children. Which I think is absolutely amazing.
Granted we all know I am not a huge fan of children, but I'm just saying when my dog has to go out she whines (quietly) by the door or shoves her nose under my arm and dances around a bit. When a small child has to go- they just do. Wherever they are, whenever they feel like it. In addition to the nose curling stentch they then scream as loud as they bloody can afterwards- as if the smell wasn't enough of an announcement. But I digress, the whole point of this stupid rant was pet deposits.
First of all, a large non-refundable deposit is not a deposit- it's a payment. Let's just be honest here and call it what it is. Deposit insinuates "possibility of return" non-refundable insinuates "no way in hell". So no more pet deposits; they are really pet penalty fees. To add insult to injury on top of the pet fine, why not add a monthly charge per pet? IF there was a monthly charge for children, I would be ok with this. But until I see my dog (or my crazy cat for that matter) pick up a bowl of spaghetti and hurl it full force to the wall- kiss my ass. My animals are cleaner than most of my friends. Although Angel (my dog) does wet the bed in her sleep sometimes, I have known quite a few people to have the same problem- so I don't see how I can hold that against her.
