We are going pet friendly and are discussing charging a higher deposit for cats. Are any of you doing this?

We are going pet friendly and are discussing charging a higher deposit for cats. Are any of you doing this? How is it going?

Ours is the same for cats or dogs. Although it's been discussed whether or not to only have specific ones, since cat related allergens can be SO HARD to completely eliminate.

Perhaps a declawed cat higher ????‍♂️ I'm not one to condone the procedure, but if the animal already has had them extracted, the damage to carpeting and trim work would be non existent.

But declawed cats act out in other ways, though. They often develop litter box issues, for example. The litter can get into their paw wounds so they fear it and pee instead on the carpet or anywhere but the litter box.

I would raise both to the same amount. Or even make it a pet fee instead of a deposit.

$30/month pet fee. $200 pet deposit for both cats/dogs. BUT, at a majority undergrad property we charge $500 for a dog.

We have a pet fee. No deposit

It's $300 per pet whether it's a dog or a cat we are one of the very few properties in Durham and Raleigh that have no restrictions.

Our pet fee is same for dogs or cats. Monthly pet rent is $30

On any pet we require full months rent security deposit mandatory. Plus pet fee ( non refundable ) same for dog or cat. Plus we charge added pet rent.

ONLY PET FEES

We charge same for cats and dogs. $100 deposit and $400 fee. $20 pet rent per pet.

We do $50/pet/mo with 2 pet max. Cats and dogs only w/breed restrictions

Should be the same for either . Otherwise you will be discriminating against cats. Oh wait that’s not a thing ...... yet

I recommend Pet Fee (non refundable) instead of deposits. We charge $350 pet fee per pet, max 2 pets. $20 pet rent.
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We do $30 per per pet and $300 nonrefundable pet deposit.

Lol, who actually let's you know they have a cat?

Try petscreening.com
Great tool

We have no restrictions, and the majority of our sites don’t collect pet rent. We collect a $200 NR fee for 1 pet, $300 NR for 2. The refundable deposit typically matches... but... we use ePremium and ask all of our pet owners to get or have insurance that covers pet damage. ePremium policies allow us to collect up to $500 in pet damages so it helps us collect in the end if we need to replace flooring or other damages.

Cats can ruin an entire apartment with just one spray...just a thought. Dogs aren’t much better.

After so much damage and owners that don’t pick up their pets waste it was just better not to accept pets period!!

Check out LeaseLock.com. They charge $9 a month to eliminate the pet deposit at move-in, and unlock $500 of damage coverage for dogs and cats (whichever pets the resident has).

Always a fee, and depending on your market, make it a lot.
If you are the only building that allows pets make it $1000 or if you are the only building that allows larger dogs, charge $1000 for big and $600 for small
Yearly fee’s also. I do $300 every march. They cost the property money every year

$50/mo pet rent and $400 refundable additional deposit for pet. I would charge the same for pets across the board to avoid issues.

We have a $200 refundable per deposit, a $200 non refundable pet fee per cat/dog plus cats are $35/month/cat and dogs are $40/month/dog. 2 cat/dog maximum/unit. Dogs have to be under 40 pounds when fully grown and can not be on any the top 10 dangerous breeds lists

Cats urine has a 6 year half life.... let that marinate.
If cat urine is left untreated it will take 6 years to dissipate 50%. Yummy!

$200 non refundable pet deposit +$25 pet rent per month. Thankfully we've switched to a no pet facillity. Cat urine smell had become a problem.

$250 non refundable pet deposit, $35 per rent per month

We do monthly pet fees of $25 for 1 pet, $35 for 2 pets and $200 refundable pet deposit per pet. We do same for cats or dogs.