Ever heard of a "dog fee" or "pet fee" in a co-op?

I once had to pay in a rental bldg. $400 deposit nonrefundable and $400 refundable deposit.

I've had to pay an extra month's rent deposit as security for my rental.

In my condo, I'd have to pay a $50 "fine" if I had "more" than one dog.

I've heard of coops levying fines on scofflaw shareholders who thought the no-dog rules don't apply to them and they can find a weasly way around them. After a few months of fines, eviction proceedings begin.

PetLaw: Just do yourself a favour. Get into an "accident" and hook yourself up with one of these:
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I must say that the service dogs I have seen are the most incredibly well-behaved dogs in the world. I would be honored to have a service dog as a neighbor. Yes, I have heard of coops that have pet fees, although, I am sure those fees would be waived for a service dog.

407PAS, agreed. Properly selected, rigourously trained, and officially certified service dogs are never a problem, and I too am sure pet policies are waived for service dogs. That's because they're not pets.

I hate when people try to claim their pets (including, infamously, a flying pig) as service animals because they're "emotional companions". Those too should be certified service animals, which have gone through the same rigorous process as seeing-eye dogs. And anyway, whatever happened to security blankets and teddy bears?

My coop (and boyfriend) wouldn't let me get a helper monkey. Does nayone know of a coop that allows monkeys? Little ones.

Seriously kylewest? I hope you don't need one. You can sponsor one here:

http://www.monkeyhelpers.org/

even if you can't have one in your home. Primates helping primates, I think it is wonderful.

We are considering renting a co-op which allows dogs. The owner of the apartment we like is on the fence about allowing dogs in their unit, but has decided that if we offer an extra month of security that they would allow it.

Is this total BS?

Oh, and they only came to this solution after they found out our dog's breed (which is notoriously gentle and mellow).

"I hate when people try to claim their pets (including, infamously, a flying pig) as service animals because they're "emotional companions". Those too should be certified service animals, which have gone through the same rigorous process as seeing-eye dogs. And anyway, whatever happened to security blankets and teddy bears?"

On my next flight, I'm going to ask that my sister fly free because she's my "emotional companion".

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Oh, snap!

Somebody just called Eddie's sister a dog. Or flying pig, or small helper-monkey. And emo, to boot.

Oh, sweat!

petlaw, some co-ops ban large dogs from using main elevators and entrance. They have to use service elevs. and side exits. Small dogs are OK, though. In my old place (bet. Madison and Park in the 70s) someone got bitten by a small dog, and the owner had to pay extra from then on to cover occational medical bills.