I always used to be under the impression that most apartment complexes did not allow pets. Presumably, this was done for the obvious reasons in the eyes of the management of said animals micterating and defecating all over the place as well as making noise. In addition to this, I always figured it was because not all residents would want to live next to such creatures. In fact, I always assumed that aside from the pet owner, many people would specifically NOT want to live near these animals.
Today, many if not most places I have looked at boast being "pet friendly." In fact, all of the apartment finding sites that give you a choice in the matter have choices such as "cats, dogs, both, no preference." What the hell if my preference is "no pets"? I have yet to see this option.
The more I look into things such as this, it becomes clear that the desires of the minority overrule the needs of the majority. This is often done under the mantra of "anti discrimination". For example, did you know that it is illegal to have an apartment that excludes children? Under the banner of anti-discrimination. Oh, my bad, if it is a retirement complex, it is cool. Not talking about nursing homes here, I am talking about apartment / condo complexes for "seniors." How that is acceptable but having an adult only complex is considered discriminatory, I will never know. Just in case anyone is wondering, I am NOT against the old folks only residences, I am against the fact that if I want to not live next door to a potentially noisy kid or filthy animal, I have no right to do so. I am not sure about pets, but it is actually illegal for landlords to purposely separate families and adults.
