FURRY FRIENDS CAN STAY FOR EXTRA RENT!

If you have been stuck in sub standard rental accommodation because of your pet take heart. More and more places (including some luxury accommodation) are allowing you to have a pet just by paying a fraction more rent as insurance.

Luxury digs lob dogs a bone

FURRY FRIENDS CAN STAY FOR EXTRA RENT By Leslie GriffyMercury News

Want a luxury apartment and have a pet? That used to be a challenge, but not anymore -- at least not for folks willing to pay extra

"Pet rent,'' long established in other parts of the country, is a growing trend in the Bay Area.So pet owners, get ready to fork over up to $100 more a month to have Fluffy or Fido in that swank apartment.

"When I first moved in, I was excited to find a place that would let me have a dog,'' said Aryn Pedowitz, an attorney and owner of Trouble the puggle, a crossbreed between a pug and beagle.

Pedowitz and Trouble live at the Avalon on The Alameda, which boasts housing options that include ``luxurious apartment or townhouse.''

Pet rent is the only reason she could bring a dog into such a place, said Julie Scopazzi, public-affairs director of California Apartment Association Tri-County, a rental-housing trade group. Continued

MercuryNews.com | 08/13/2006 | Luxury digs lob dogs a bone

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