aquariusrising
09-14-2015, 03:01 PM
I have always wanted a lovebird. I have had to move several times and was waiting to settle down before adopting one. Eight months ago we moved into the only place in the area that we know of that allows pets other then dogs or cats.
Our lease says we can have two dogs or cat or one of each. Then it has a list of pets that are allowed and a list of pets that aren't. It doesn't say anything about birds on the list of pets that aren't allowed, but on the list of pets that are it says small birds are allowed. I already have two very quiet small birds but I have heard lovebirds are much louder.
I have already picked out a baby who is being hand raised and hand fed and will be ready to go home in 2 weeks so I need to make sure I want to do this before then. She is a peach faced lovebird and I work from home so I have plenty of free time and when i'm working the bird can sit with me if she wants to.
I went to the apartment office a few months ago and asked if a lovebird would be okay, all they had to say is 'small birds are allowed'. I think it's insane that the birds allowed are based on size and not sound.. I can't figure out why that would be. So they say she's allowed but we live in town homes and everyone can hear each other all the time. There are people on either side of me, across from me, and right behind me (our back yards run into each other.) No one has complained about my birds so far but they aren't very loud and only scream when I leave the room and they don't want me to.
My guinea pigs and dog are louder then my birds and someone has complained about my dog once, but I don't know why because everyone on the strip has a dog and they're all barking all the time.
We all keep our windows open because we don't have air conditioning in WA and it was an oddly warm summer. Maybe that will pass during the winter, but even with my window closed I can here my family clearly from outside.
So yes the apartments say my small birds are allowed, but I don't think they know much about birds. What happened if I get my allowed lovebird and someone complains? I feel like even if the dogs in the apartments bark more, the management would be more likely to take the complaint about a bird more seriously sadly. :(
What do you guys think?
Our lease says we can have two dogs or cat or one of each. Then it has a list of pets that are allowed and a list of pets that aren't. It doesn't say anything about birds on the list of pets that aren't allowed, but on the list of pets that are it says small birds are allowed. I already have two very quiet small birds but I have heard lovebirds are much louder.
I have already picked out a baby who is being hand raised and hand fed and will be ready to go home in 2 weeks so I need to make sure I want to do this before then. She is a peach faced lovebird and I work from home so I have plenty of free time and when i'm working the bird can sit with me if she wants to.
I went to the apartment office a few months ago and asked if a lovebird would be okay, all they had to say is 'small birds are allowed'. I think it's insane that the birds allowed are based on size and not sound.. I can't figure out why that would be. So they say she's allowed but we live in town homes and everyone can hear each other all the time. There are people on either side of me, across from me, and right behind me (our back yards run into each other.) No one has complained about my birds so far but they aren't very loud and only scream when I leave the room and they don't want me to.
My guinea pigs and dog are louder then my birds and someone has complained about my dog once, but I don't know why because everyone on the strip has a dog and they're all barking all the time.
We all keep our windows open because we don't have air conditioning in WA and it was an oddly warm summer. Maybe that will pass during the winter, but even with my window closed I can here my family clearly from outside.
So yes the apartments say my small birds are allowed, but I don't think they know much about birds. What happened if I get my allowed lovebird and someone complains? I feel like even if the dogs in the apartments bark more, the management would be more likely to take the complaint about a bird more seriously sadly. :(
What do you guys think?