Landlord Liability for Tenants' Dogs  One of the reasons
landlords are reluctant to rent to tenants with pets is that in
some circumstances, a landlord may be financially responsible
for damage or injury caused by a tenant's dog. In other words,
if the injured person sues the landlord, the landlord, as well
as the dog's owner, may end up paying. Tenants must be prepared
to deal with the landlord's fear of liability.  In most
circumstances, a landlord isn't liable for injuries inflicted by
a tenant's dog. Just leasing premises to a tenant with a dog
usually isn't enough, by itself, to make a landlord legally
responsible for a tenant's dog. For example, if a tenant's
apparently friendly dog bites someone, the landlord isn't liable
for the injury.33  In general, when a tenant's dog injures
someone, courts hold the landlord liable only if the landlord:
• knew the dog was dangerous and could have had the dog removed;
or   • "harbored" or "kept" the tenant's dog - that is, cared
for or had some control over the