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**sFs4aOok** · 11-30-2010, 09:00 PM

I was just told about this a bit ago

A friend of a friend has an American Staffordshire Terrier. Her and her husband were looking for a place to rent so they went through a private landlord and found a great little house at a great price that allowed their dog.

The landlord agreed to allow them to have their dog. They got the agreement in writing and there were witnesses. They signed an 14 month lease. A few weeks after they moved in the landlord came by and told them the dog had to go. That they lied that the dog was what it was and that he doesn't allow "pit bulls". The idiot didn't realize that the American Staffordshire Terrier was a "Pit Bull type breed" when he agreed to allow the dog and his pocketbook took a major hit with the insurance discovered what the breed was. I'm assuming he thought a Pit Bull was a Pit Bull and didn't know that different breeds fall under "Pit Bull" but still if you have been renting to people awhile I would assume you would know that.
Needless to say the landlord said the dog had to go. They renters refused to give up the dog and wanted to terminate the lease. When he wouldn't terminate the lease they went to court over the dog issue. Finally after 7 months the landlord was willing to terminate the lease but he expected 3 months worth of rent and them to forfeit both their deposit and pet deposit. (During this time the dog was staying with a relative)
I don't know for sure how it turned out, I know they no longer live there. I'm not sure if they paid the 3 months and gave up their deposit or if it was all settled in court.

I'm just wondering was the landlord in the wrong or was he just an idiot? Should they have had to give up their dog even with the written agreement?

11-30-2010, 09:00 PM	#13
sFs4aOok Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	Was the landlord in the wrong or did he have the right to change his mind I was just told about this a bit ago A friend of a friend has an American Staffordshire Terrier. Her and her husband were looking for a place to rent so they went through a private landlord and found a great little house at a great price that allowed their dog. The landlord agreed to allow them to have their dog. They got the agreement in writing and there were witnesses. They signed an 14 month lease. A few weeks after they moved in the landlord came by and told them the dog had to go. That they lied that the dog was what it was and that he doesn't allow "pit bulls". The idiot didn't realize that the American Staffordshire Terrier was a "Pit Bull type breed" when he agreed to allow the dog and his pocketbook took a major hit with the insurance discovered what the breed was. I'm assuming he thought a Pit Bull was a Pit Bull and didn't know that different breeds fall under "Pit Bull" but still if you have been renting to people awhile I would assume you would know that. Needless to say the landlord said the dog had to go. They renters refused to give up the dog and wanted to terminate the lease. When he wouldn't terminate the lease they went to court over the dog issue. Finally after 7 months the landlord was willing to terminate the lease but he expected 3 months worth of rent and them to forfeit both their deposit and pet deposit. (During this time the dog was staying with a relative) I don't know for sure how it turned out, I know they no longer live there. I'm not sure if they paid the 3 months and gave up their deposit or if it was all settled in court. I'm just wondering was the landlord in the wrong or was he just an idiot? Should they have had to give up their dog even with the written agreement?
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