AMENITY
Pets On the Rise
Data Suggests an Increase of Pet Owners in Apartments
Many apartment operators have worked diligently to improve their pet-friendliness levels . And if pet friendliness wasn ’ t already a primary focus , it definitely should be now .
New data indicates that the well-documented spike in pet adoption during the pandemic has made an impact in the apartment world . The recent Pet Policies and Amenities Survey , featuring more than 22,000 apartment and student-housing renters , indicated that 26 % of the pet-owning residents acquired a pet during the pandemic . The percentage climbs to 39 % when factoring student renters only .
The study , compiled by PetScreening in conjunction with J Turner Research , also found that 20 % of non-pet owners plan to get one in 2021 . Pet-friendliness was already a deterministic factor for many renters and the number continues to climb . That puts