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Students sometimes try
hiding pets from landlords
Students who have pets juggle the
responsibility of caring for their
animals with school work and jobs
Kara Hansen
Freelance Reporter
While students face many challenges
in college, some still opt to take on the
additional responsibility of owning a pet
while going to school. Taking care of a
beloved animal may not only require
time and money — things that many
students have little of to spare — but
some students also have to struggle to
keep their pets out of sight.
Senior Mary Morris got a cat in Septem
ber, around the time she moved into an
apartment with a strict no-pets policy.
“We lived in the alley, so we didn’t think
anyone would see her,” Morris said.
She said she’s faced the daily chal
lenge of concealing her cat, which
meant keeping shades drawn and main
tenance workers out.
“We had a backed up garbage dispos
al for six months,” Morris said. “I didn’t
want to call maintenance.”
Morris was caught when her cat was
spotted in a window and was forced to
cough up a #100 fine and get rid of her
cat within just a few days. She said her
cat now lives with her parents, but Mor
ris isn’t sure if having her at school was
worth the cost.
“It probably wasn’t worth it because
of the fine,” Morris said. “But when I
move, I’m going to get an apartment that
allows cats.”
Not every property prohibits pets en
tirely, but most have strict guidelines.
According to Woodside Property Man
agement’s Jim LaBarre, pets are not al
"Some will allow a cat
only; some will allow dogs
based on size. The only
standing policy we have is
that there are certain
breeds of dogs we
do not allow"
Sarah Vail
Jennings & Co.
Property Management
lowed in Woodside’s apartments, but
house and duplex rules vary by building.
Jennings & Go. Property Manage
ment’s Sarah Vail also said her compa
ny’s policy is on a “property-by-proper
ty basis.”
“Some will allow a cat only; some will
allow dogs based on size,” Vail said.
“The only standing policy we have is
that there are certain breeds of dogs we
do not allow.”
Guidelines based on breed may be
getting more common. According to
LaBarre, insurance coverage for proper
ty owners is playing an increasingly im
portant role in prohibiting specific
breeds.
“Insurance companies are now dictat
ing what can and can’t happen on some
levels,” LaBarre said.
Despite rules and regulations, many
students still decide to adopt pets.
Jamie, a junior who preferred to use
only his first name, has had his cat
since October. He said he and his
roommate took her in as a stray, and
after failing to find her owner, they
kept her despite living in an apartment
where pets are not allowed.
“It’s because she’s a stray,” Jamie said.
“This is better than out there.”
So far, the cat hasn’t posed a huge
problem. Jamie said she hasn’t damaged
the furniture or required expensive vis
its to the vet.
“I figure if she was a rowdy cat, it
might be a problem, but she’s quiet and
tame,” Jamie said. “Otherwise, we’d
probably have to get rid of her.”
Jamie admits it’s quite difficult keep
ing the cat out of sight. However, he also
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