Changes to Fee, Pet, Parking & Laundry Fields
We have made modifications to Fee Paid, Pet, Parking and Laundry fields. As we source more and more data from outside sources and gain insights into different data structures, we found that some of our selections weren't precise.
For example, under the old Pet selection for the "Dog Ok" option, the wording itself does not indicate if cat is accepted. The common wisdom is that cats are usually accepted when dogs are, so users often treat dog OK apartments as pet friendly. But the problem is that when renters search for cat OK apartments, dog OK ones do not show up.
Fee Paid By Landlord
This is now renamed to Fee Paid By Owner. The old "Unknown" selection has been removed and replace with just a blank selection to be consistent with other fields. To be more precise in representing the exact fee paid, the values are renamed to reflect the exact amount that is relational to the month's rent. An new "Fee Additional Info" field is added to show incentives and other related info.
This change only impacts what is viewed internally. It does not effect any of the ads, syndication feeds or API.
Pet Policy
The selection Pet Policy field is now THREE fields: Cats OK, Dogs Ok, Additional Info.
Parking
A new selection "Available" is added to the Parking Availability selections; often times we know parking is available but we don't know if it's for rent or included. "Street" is moved from the Parking Availability field to Parking Type.
Laundry
The "Unknown" selection is removed and replace with a blank selection option to be consistent.