On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:07:42 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/29/2016 9:53 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:48:15 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The pet deposit is refundable in most cases. So is the human security
>>> deposit, assuming you and your pets didn't leave the apartment trashed.
>>
>> That's fair enough, in Aus you have to pay 'bond', which is usually
>> the equivalent of four weeks rent to cover such things.
>>
>The refundable security deposit (what you call 'bond') is usually 2
>month's rent.

Ouch. Some people must struggle to come up with two month's rent.

>I don't remember the amount of the pet deposit, seems
>like it was $200 then the $15/month fee on top of that.
>
>Psssst... I didn't tell them when my cat Persia moved in. I knew she
>wasn't going to tear the place apart so why pay the extra pet rent?
>What they didn't know didn't hurt them (except in the wallet).

Exactly