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When I went to college in Charlotte, NC I rented an apartment. At first I went without my beloved mutt Mollie [originally from Michigan] but that turned out to be too difficult. So after a couple of months she joined me. The apartment I lived in was really nice about it. There was a $300 nonrefundable pet fee and $15 extra per month but I see the reason behind it and Mol is well worth the extra cash.

Since then we've moved back to Michigan. I live in a small town here and it was IMPOSSIBLE to find pet friendly housing. Everywhere I looked had NO PETS! Now, we only have one commercial apartment complex and everything else is privately owned. Thankfully, my mom and dad own a rental house. Once the previous renters vacated, I moved in. They know and love my dog so it's no problem.

I'm moving back to Charlotte next year and I've started researching apartments again. It seems that most places let you have dogs with the usual fee/deposit and extra rent.

It really bugs me that people sneak their animals in! I pay alot of money to be able to have my dog, why shouldn't other people? I only ever had one issue with my dog and another tenant. It was pouring buckets and she needed to poo, so I let her out and watched her from under the stairwell. I watched where she went and planned on picking it up in the AM. Before I got to it, my neighbor's show did. He was upset, which I understand [though he was a jerk who stared at females way too much!] and I'm usually really good about cleaning up her messes. I think it's important and people who don't give us all a bad name.