Help Renters with Pets Access Pet-Friendly Housing!

NV S.B. 166 — Expanded Pet Friendly Housing Bill

ASPCA Position: Support

Sponsor: Senator Melanie Scheible

The state legislature is considering a bill that will expand protections for renters with pets. If passed, this bill would prevent insurance providers from discriminating against dog breeds when they issue policies to landlords. Insurance coverage is a significant factor in a landlord’s decision to allow dogs on their properties, and this bill would enable landlords to accept all dog breeds and still be protected in cases of dog-related liability.

This bill is long overdue — discriminatory practices have not improved public safety, and a dog’s breed does not reflect or predict their behavior. Renters should never have to choose between having a place to live and keeping their beloved family pets. You can help make sure they won’t have to.

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In 2021, Nevada became one of the first states in the country to prohibit insurance carriers from arbitrarily canceling, refusing to issue insurance policies or charging higher premiums for homeowner and renter insurance policies based on what breed of dog a person owns. Unfortunately, that prohibition did not apply to landlord liability policies. As a result, many landlords have concerns about accepting some dog breeds out of concern for potential liability. Renters in commercial multifamily units continue to face discriminatory practices and have had to make the heartbreaking decision to surrender their beloved pet. This important bill can close that loophole for good.

This bill will also enable tenants who live in state-financed supportive housing units to have pets, creating more pet friendly housing options throughout Nevada, regardless of their income level.

What You Can Do

Speak up for all Nevadan renters and their pets! Please use our brief form below to send a message to your state representative urging them to support this bill.

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Subject Vote YES on S.B. 166 to Protect All Nevadan Renters with Pets

Dear Lawmaker,

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I am a Nevada resident asking you to please support Senate Bill 166 during the 2025 legislative session. This important bill would protect dog owners from discrimination by prohibiting insurers from utilizing a dog’s breed to determine landlord liability insurance coverage. Dog breed discrimination is cruel and unsupported by the insurance industry’s own data, and Nevada’s renters should never have to choose between having a place to live and keeping their beloved family pets.

Additionally, this bill would ensure that households of all income levels will have the opportunity to benefit from the positive impacts of pet ownership by requiring supportive housing financed by the state to be pet friendly. Market factors have made it increasingly difficult for lower income households to maintain a pet due to availability and cost of rental housing. Evidence shows that there are far fewer pet-friendly housing options available to lower income renters and, when housing is available, lower income communities and communities of color are more likely to pay disproportionately higher fees to keep pets in their homes.

Pet-friendly housing promotes happier and healthier families, better futures for the family pet, and reduces the financial burden placed on shelters and the public. By ensuring that supportive housing is pet-friendly, S.B. 166 brings affordable housing in alignment with their broader goals to holistically address the social, economic and health outcomes of those that are low-income.

With these goals in mind, I ask that you please support Senate Bill 166 when it comes before you for a vote this legislative session.

Thank you for your time and consideration of my position.

Sincerely,

[First Name] [Last Name]
[Your Address]

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