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**deandrecooke** · 12-01-2010, 02:30 AM

Did the renters bring their dog to the landlord to meet? If so, the landlord would know right away what the dog was regardless of if he knew AmStaff = pit bull type or not.

I see several people saying their dog is an "American Staffordshire Terrier" or "Patterdale/Bulldog cross" when it is, quite clearly, an APBT (and the prospective rental says "no pit bulls." They are the same folks that complain when they're being evicted.

Before passing any judgment on either parties, I'd like to know what Galadriel said. If the landlord said "no pit bulls" or "no pit bull type dogs," and the owners claimed the dog was "an AmStaff...not a pit bull," then the renters are in the wrong. If the landlord didn't have such a clause anywhere, then the landlord is in the wrong. HOWEVER, the landlord would have to be legally able to rent to them in the first place (zoning, HOA, homeowner's insurance, etc.) instead of just renting on the fly.

12-01-2010, 02:30 AM	#25
deandrecooke Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	Did the renters bring their dog to the landlord to meet? If so, the landlord would know right away what the dog was regardless of if he knew AmStaff = pit bull type or not. I see several people saying their dog is an "American Staffordshire Terrier" or "Patterdale/Bulldog cross" when it is, quite clearly, an APBT (and the prospective rental says "no pit bulls." They are the same folks that complain when they're being evicted. Before passing any judgment on either parties, I'd like to know what Galadriel said. If the landlord said "no pit bulls" or "no pit bull type dogs," and the owners claimed the dog was "an AmStaff...not a pit bull," then the renters are in the wrong. If the landlord didn't have such a clause anywhere, then the landlord is in the wrong. HOWEVER, the landlord would have to be legally able to rent to them in the first place (zoning, HOA, homeowner's insurance, etc.) instead of just renting on the fly.
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