I’m going to be of zero help but as the owner of a Newfoundland and golden retriever I am going to say 50ish pounds is officially a medium sized dog not large.

Unfortunately rentals seems to only split them up as small or large from what I've seen :( So I'm considering them the latter since they aren't fitting in any handbags haha

I thought this was going to be about renting a dog

Our old complex in plainsboro (is that too South?) allows 2dogs. They have breed restrictions tho.

Edit:it's the crossings complex, I know they allowed 2 pets as of early 2021

>plainsboro

A lil bit further than I was planning but thank you for the heads up ! Definitely will consider

What breed are the dogs??

10k a month? Shouldn’t have a problem finding a place with that budget.

10K a month, buy a place!!

Some rescues do allow that. Great for the dog, great for the human.

Big recommend. St Hubert’s comes to mind.

I think liberty terrace in East Rutherford does

Idk how far north you are... but most Spaxel properties allow large dogs...but they do have breed restrictions.

Oh no, that's not what I meant. I see some houses in the area at 12k-14k a month and its absolutely not affordable. Im more able to afford 1-2k haha :(

Misunderstanding, I can see how my words can be interrupted wrong.

Lab mixes !

>Spaxel properties

Thank you! I'll have a look :)

>iberty terrace in East Rutherford

Thank you! They are in a good location for me so I've sent an email. Fingers crossed

We lived there for five years but it’s been a while. It’s a decent neighborhood, it’s relatively walkable. And a short drive from several dog parks.

Oh that's good to hear!!! Thank you again

Often when a listing says "no pets" they mean "no dogs" and when they mean "no dogs" they mean only "dogs that are destructive or a liability for insurance e.g. pit bulls" This sort of thing is often negotiable. If you're set on a certain area and having trouble finding place, try working with a good realtor. This is why we pay them fees.

Chatham has an apt complex that allows dogs of any size. Morristown has a few as well.

I’ve seen someone train a medium size pit sit a backpack with it’s head poking out so it could ride on the subway. Just tell the landlords he is small enough to fit in a backpack.

Hahaha or get an Ikea bag!

Thanks for the heads up! I guess I'm best applying and seeing what they say :)

Good luck! Its hard to find a place unless u have a small dog. 😒

If anything they may have weight limits but it’s possible. You can also try looking to rent a house for the 2k rather than apartments. I’m in Bergen county and we pay 2400 for a 3 bedroom home. There are occasional gems out there. Best of luck.

Get them certified as emotional support animals it’s super easy and then the landlord can’t say no

Hahaha I've heard about that, is it really that easy??

Yeah really seems that way :(

I've been looking at houses too, would love the yard for them but can't seem to find anything under 4k atm :(( maybe I'm not looking in the right spots

Yes its super easy. I did it all online for my dog. And it was like $100 i think for the ESA letter

Oxford Arms in Edison can be lenient on dog size when I lived her a couple years ago

I had this issue with my two pitties and my realtor talked to the landlord for me. And we came to an agreement for me to get rental insurance . I just had to get rental insurance and send them a copy. It wasn’t expensive, I don’t remember how much but I know it was less than 20 dollars a month.

This is central jersey, but Queens Gate apartments in bound brook has large dogs around. Big path out back to walk dogs and smaller exercise areas.

Register the dogs as service dogs online and then a they cannot be denied and you do not have to tell them ahead of time

The Avalon building in Bloomfield allowed dogs while I was there, but it's a monthly fee. Also it's right by the train station so the rent is on the high side. I honestly would not recommend them, but many people had big dogs there.

You can rent my dog. But it’s expensive.

I helped a friend apartment hunt a few years ago with a dog in north jerz and here are complexes we found that allowed dogs at the time:

-Chatham Arms in Chatham, NJ

-Chatham on Main in Chatham, NJ

-Eagle Rock Apartments in West Orange, NJ

-Llewelyn Terrace Apartments in West Orange, NJ

-West Mill Gardens in West Orange, NJ

-Rachel Gardens Apartments in Montville, NJ

A lot of the highrises in Edgewater and North Bergen allow large dogs. My apartment in Bergen county didn’t specify breed or weight but had to approve him. He’s a 85lb American bully so I was concerned, I brought all kinds of receipts and references and also had him become my daughters emotional support animal.

I used to bring him to dog daycare at a place called Strut Your Pup in Guttenberg, they have dogs that come there for daycare daily and I would say 90% of their clientele are in apartments in North Bergen, Edgewater, Fort Lee, Cliffside and West New York. They also do pet taxis where they pick up and drop off like 40 dogs each day about half of them large breeds. If I were you I would call them and ask them if they could give you a list of the apartment complexes they routinely pickup large dogs from.

I rented at estling village in denville with 2 60# dogs. They even have a little dog park there and poop stations around.

Rents around $2500

Oh that sounds cute! I'll check it out. Thank you :)

How did the whole process go for you? Were you looking at a place that didn’t allow dogs? When did you mention you had an ESA? I’m moving to Jersey city with two 90 lb dogs and they both are ESA certified but where I live is wayyy different from Jersey housing.