Section 8 tenant has dogs and isn't supposed to.

[Joel Owens]

A building recently bought has a section 8 tenant.The girls boyfriend apparently is staying there and is not on the lease and another tenant has said there are dogs there.

We are in a transition phase of taking the apartments over.The lease does not allow for pets.

The landlord we got it from has been a little lax with the tenants.We are going in a cleaning the place up and bringing the tenants in line or they are gone.

Any suggestions helpful.

[Kevin Yeats]

Joel et al, it really does not matter what the non-tenant boyfriend says or does in regards to the dogs nor does it matter what the tenant says or does. Or whether they buy insurance and pay for it all up front.

It matters what a jury says when the dog gets loose and mauls someone.

Do you want to be on the witness stand when the plaintiff's attorney asks: "Did you have a no pet policy as it states in this lease?" ... "Did you make a site visit/inspection and witness the dogs on YOUR property in violation of your lease?" ... "Did you take steps to have these dangerous dogs removed from your property?"

You get my point.