Rent to tenants with pit bulls/aggressive breeds?

[Brent Kiger]

Curious to the group’s ideas and procedures about renting to tenants with pit bulls. We have a vacancy and some prospective tenants applied but have pit bulls. I’m curious how others handle this, and if they rent but insist on evidence of renter’s insurance, etc.

Curious to your feedback.

Thanks in advance.

Brent

[Jennifer T.]

I look at it this way.  While I'm aware that Pit Bulls (and Rottweilers and Dobermans and other restricted breeds) can be and usually are very sweet dogs and good pets.  Insurance companies spend a lot of time, money, and research on their actuary tables.  They do not care about a breed's "reputation".  They care about "which breed(s) cost us the most money in claims".

So, when insurance companies restrict those breeds, I listen.