Hi Ferret
The reason I would prefer to rent to responsible pet owners, is because I know loads of pet owners and I don't see the problem. In addition I know how hard it can be to find a place when you have pets and though I realise that not all landlords share the same opinion, it is just that, there are never guarantees that when you rent out a property that there won't be some level of damage.....which is why you set boundries in the lease. I suppose I should be a sport and also rent the property to non pet owners....ok, you got me .....but what would the boundries be? Mmmm, possible no loud music, or loud decoration, or no build up of rubbish, or domestic rows or perhaps kids drawing on walls.......the point I'm trying to make is that regardless of who you rent to and regardless of who rent from, there needs to be a set of ground rules and protection for both parties and a certain amount of trust.

Let's not forget that most people are reasonable, tenants and landlords alike but at the end of the day people rent for all sorts of reasons but mainly to have a HOME and for that, they pay a certain amount of rent.

To be honest, I don't mind who rents my house, their life is their business but as long as the deal works for both of us and we both deliver our own responsibilities, then live and let live!