Negociar con el casero: ¿sería posible una excepción para mi mascota?

The best option is a polite request in the conditional. Formulas like "¿sería posible…?" soften the request and show respeto. In our material, the successful version starts exactly like this and offers a solution, not confrontation. For more on the conditional as a politeness strategy, see the overview of "¿Podría…?, ¿Sería posible…?".

"Podríamos" (conditional) sounds softer and more diplomatic than "podemos"/"vamos a". The conditional is key for polite requests in Spanish: "¿Podría…?", "Me gustaría…", "¿Sería posible…?".

Ads often include "NO MASCOTAS". A polite way to start is to acknowledge the rule and then ask to talk about it: "¿sería posible…?" This is shown in our exercises on anuncios and negociación, as well as in the "successful version" of the dialogue with the landlord.

In the successful negotiation version, the idea "¿Lo ponemos por escrito?" appears – putting the agreement into the contrato reduces risks for both sides.

In Spanish rentals, the "fianza" is the security deposit; sometimes they ask for additional guarantees. Offering an "additional deposit" is a concrete and common proposal in negotiations; this is shown directly in the model dialogues and the rental vocabulary section.

The standard polite request formula is "¿Le importaría…?" The construction with the conditional sounds maximally courteous and fits a formal register with strangers.

We combine three elements: greeting + brief apology, a polite formula in the conditional, and a proposed solution (additional deposit). These are exactly the strategies we recommend: politeness + a concrete solution.

The key is softening and negotiating: "lo entiendo", "¿le parecería bien…?" – all of this is polite and constructive. Aggressive replies close doors; this contrast is shown in our dialogues (successful vs. less successful version) and in the section on mitigation.