Bet you that goes through also. Gotta love it. They won't be happy until they run all the landlords out of the business....okay but then who will they have to go after? --24.20.xxx.xxx

Classic hangman's noose story. Those darn greedy landlords again and their pet rent.... shame on those for profit landlords. --50.32.xxx.xxx

It's a parable about how this type of thinking won't end and to not give and inch. --50.32.xxx.xxx

More of their insanity. As a landlord I would just raise the rent on everyone. It's a great example of the craziness. --23.121.xx.xxx

Probably the same breed off tenant that complained the rent was too high, but thinks nothing of paying $3-4,000 for the designer dog they have and $100 a week in imported dog food. --50.32.xxx.xxx

I am waiting for HUD to tell use we can't use an eviction filing that was dismissed to deny someone. I think it's only a matter of time, after their changes to the criminal history rules. --72.188.xxx.xxx

JB it sounds like Oregon is now as bad or worse than Mass. and some of those other states that have been notorious for years for these laws. --72.188.xxx.xxx

life is too short to live in a cage --73.182.xxx.xxx

I always thought the Pacific NW was supposed to be kind of libertarian, people just wanted to left alone to do their own thing. But now things are going extreme there as in other parts of the country. --72.188.xxx.xxx

Yes J, the smog blew too far north. --50.32.xxx.xxx

Even here in Florida some local officials are trying to push rent control now, and this state is pretty solidly "red". --72.188.xxx.xxx

We are getting out of the rental business! We have had enough of being the bad guy! --104.240.xxx.xxx

This is just me, but I think pet rent is ridiculous. That, along with non-refundable pet deposits are things that give landlords a bad name and help lead to anti-landlord laws. --76.120.xx.xx

That's strange Jeff, because I have MANY tenants who happily pay it. Especially since so many landlords refuse them altogether. --50.32.xxx.xxx

It's happened to other states as well, but not as crazy, yet. Ask anyone from Colorado. --98.146.xxx.xxx

Never ceases to amaze me in political thinking. There are consequences to every law passed. Some are good and intended and others are unintended and never thought about. Different groups will even warn the politicians about those unintended consequences. I don't think they care... --72.209.xxx.xxx

NE, I don't think they happily pay it. They pay it because that is their only option. My tenants are happy when when I tell them there is no depots or rent for their cat. --76.120.xx.xx

Invite one of those legislators to see a house that has been dog or cat damaged. I was able to do that by showing a unit to an administrative assistant for one of the local Senators. She saw it before it was fixed and was able to see the kind of damage one cat can do. The legislature decided not to require landlords to take pets. A few times I have been in the right place at the right time. --173.61.xxx.xx

It does sound like they want to be Massachusetts. Too bad their voter base can’t see the trees through the forest. Massachusetts has a housing crisis that was created by government. Every other day it’s on the news about how the shortage of available rentals is causing this “ crisis” that disproportionately effects low income people. We all know how it got that way. --71.10.xxx.xxx

Just like hotels charge and airlines charge. --50.32.xxx.xxx

Back to that "market forces" thing again, sorry. --50.32.xxx.xxx

create a lot of ill will against landlords. --76.120.xx.xx

If I get a bad name for charging move in pet fees and monthly fees, so be it. I'm cool with that. --50.32.xxx.xxx

I have allowed and when I do there is typically a pet DEPOSIT - not a fee. I feel and think (right or wrong) that if you charge a FEE vs a DEPOSIT than the person is thinking "why bother cleaning up or fixing anything - I'm not getting it back anyway". I want them to clean and fix any damages to mitigate what I will have to do after they leave. --69.201.xx.xxx

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Unfortunately the renters who don't take care of their animals and caused damage in units ruined it for everyone else, and these fees came into being. But now they are standard procedure. --72.188.xxx.xxx

‘ I think if you’re financially strapped, and renting, don’t own pets until you can afford the costs.’ Yes, yes, yes! A thousand times yes. --70.92.xxx.xxx

In my neck of the woods, anyway, I never hear grumbling about pet fees. --70.92.xx.xx

Many states, including mine< already require LLs to give a grace period on rents. We have to give 4 full days here before we can charge a late fee. So what you have written here does not seem at all true already. --24.20.xxx.xxx

With the high percentage of pet owners these days, were I a OR LL I would raise my rent by the amount of 2 pet fees as the base amount and advertise as pet friendly. --72.172.xxx.xx

How do Oregon courts handle that? --76.120.xx.xx

Therefore I tell every person to call their state Rep (and I give them the number) to change the law & then I would think about pets - until then - NO PETS --73.182.xxx.xxx

I can't speak for other states but offering a discount for rent paid on time is considered a work around to the late fee and disallowed as well. --24.20.xxx.xxx

They have a massive homeless population with many wealthy landowners who want to have high rises and mansions on their land. Certainly not low income housing. They don't want to hurt for the homeless. Let's hurt the Landlords instead. --216.23.xxx.xx

Thanks for that Lana. It is astounding how the media refuses to acknowledge all of the negatives surrounding our most progressive sanctuary cities and all of the horrible side effects from such. --24.20.xxx.xxx

I agree that Oregon is fast approaching MA in implementing ever increasing and harsher rules for LLs. Truly sad. --24.20.xxx.xxx

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You might be able to get around this by having two kinds of apartments, the kind where pets are allowed and the kind where pets are not allowed. The kind where pets are allowed cost more than the ones where they are not allowed. --71.233.xxx.xx