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title: Why do I have to pay pet rent?
description: "Most owners don't want to allow pets because of the increased potential for damages and/or past bad experiences renting to tenants with pets. To help mitigate this increased potential for damages, we increase the rent and conduct pet inspections. Assistance…"
url: "https://renteclipse.com/docs/why-do-i-have-to-pay-pet-rent/"
updated: "2026-10-27"
category: Pets
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# Why do I have to pay pet rent?

Most owners don't want to allow pets because of the increased potential for damages and/or past bad experiences renting to tenants with pets. To help mitigate this increased potential for damages, we increase the rent and conduct pet inspections.

Assistance animals are different. A service animal or an approved support animal is not a pet, and no pet rent, pet deposit or pet inspection fee applies to it.