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Friday, April 7, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Local Apartment Owners Discourage Tenant Pets
By VIANN KANZIG
Kansan Staff Writer
If you're looking for an an-
noun to want to bring Rover along, don't expect your prospective landlord to share your enthusiasm about
In a recent series of interviews with Lawrence apartment managers, 50 per cent said they had a definite "no pet policy" for their apartments, although more tenants want pets each year.
All the managers said University of Kansas students seemed to be the most interested in having pets.
In some cases, a no pet policy has evolved from some bad experiences with other dogs. Avalon and Argo apartments use to allow pets were forced to ban them after the noise and mess became unbearable.
Even the apartment managers new buildings allow pets have access to their apartments. Most managers cite the damages and the owner's failure to provide them with
the deciding factors in setting up a no pet policy.
ROSEMARIE FORSYTH, executive manager of Argo, Avalon and Harvard are still debating how the policy was tried for one year and the damages were too great that it needed to be reinstated.
Date Extended For Application
She remembered being called to a building by tenants during a Christmas vacation when pets were allowed. The tenants were locked up, keeping them awake by crying all night. She finally traced the notice to a student's apartment. The student had left for vacation without arranging for his cat's death, nearly dead from lack of food.
"The carpets, wouldn't have been ruined if the animal's owner didn't come out and spend time outdoors, said Forsyth. She also said some of the animals were taken from the yard."
The amount of the deposit varies from $25 at Plaza Manor to $100 for a dog for a Meadowbrook. Pew tenants are certain they will be able to get their deposit on house to house break the new puppy.
In an effort to protect the
marine life during the damage the pets do,
all apartments require a pet
damage deposit. The tenant is
refunded the amount upon
that there hasn't been any
damage.
She said most of the damage done by the pets was actually the fault of the owners.
The application deadline for Women's Recognition Scholarships has been extended from August 2015 to December 2016. Cowden, Kansas City, M. junior
THIS INCIDENT was one of
and chairman of the Women's Recognition Committee, said Wednesday.
certain how many scholarships would be given because funding for the scholarships come from contributions.
Cowden said it was still un-
All undergraduate women are eligible to apply, Cowden said.
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