OUR MISSION
Shared Home Project’s mission is to eliminate systemic discrimination against families with pets in rental housing.
WHAT CAN MORE AFFORDABLE, PET-INCLUSIVE HOUSING MEAN FOR RENTERS?
More Choice
Greater autonomy to choose the home and neighborhood best suited for their family;
Less of the "pets-allowed" housing market limiting choice for families with pets, particularly for low-and moderate- income families.
Improved Financial Security
More money in renters’ pockets for life essentials for people & pets;
Less money spent on rent premiums, pet rent, and other “junk fees” associated with “pets-allowed” rentals will mean fewer "housing-cost burdened" renters.
Improved Housing Stability
More protections for renters means an improved power dynamic between renters with pets and landlords;
Fewer landlords empowered to systemically discriminate against families with pets or leverage the human-animal bond against renters.
More Families
Kept Whole
More renters able to keep their whole family together -- even when moving into a new rental home;
Fewer families forced to choose between a home and the pet they love, and fewer families forced to surrender or re-home their pet to stay housed.
pet-inclusive rental housing means more stable communities
70%
American households have a pet, equating to more than 94 million homes across the country with at least one pet. An estimated 3/4 of renter households have at least one pet.
28 K
Pet relinquishments were due to housing-related challenges from just 21 animal shelters between 2019-2023.
14%
Of all "owner surrenders" to animal shelters in the U.S. are due to lack of pet- inclusive rental housing. This number soars to more than 30% in communities with severe housing affordability issues.
190 M
Americans live paycheck to paycheck in the U.S., in large part due to housing costs, impacting the ability to secure safe, decent housing and afford basic pet care & other essentials.