Caught a "stray" cat......

[Matthew Paul]

I have 1 house thats been rented to a middle age woman , I was doing some clearing of brush and vines and I kept seeing this "stray" cat wandering around the house .(I have a NO pets policy) So the next day I brought my "catch em alive " trap baited with wet cat food. Caught the cat in the first hour we were working the next day . My tenant comes around the corner and sees the cat in the trap , and I could tell by the look on her face it was hers, but ....... she asks me what I am going to do with the cat ? Take it to the pound ? Now I wanted to know if it was hers without asking directly . I quickly said no , I have a friend with a big snake . She lost it , told me she has had that cat for 7 years I cant do that .

I then told her she can pick up "her" cat at the pound and handed her her 30 day notice , and told her to read her lease agreement about animals . I called animal control , had them come get the cat so I had a record of the violation .

[Aaron Mazzrillo]

So funny. Some of you act like you eat off the floor of your rentals when your tenants move out. I love tenants with pets. They have a hard time finding places to live. Since I let them bring their furry kids to my places, they stay full, I get more rent, and I charge the furry little critters a $500 pet deposit on top of the sec. deposit.

Sure, I've had dog holes dug in back yards, cat spray on walls, tore up door jambs, etc. etc. That's what a hefty security deposit is for. You know how you get a nice new looking rental every time you have a tenant change over and you don't want to pay for it yourself? Rent to someone with a pet! Almost 100% of the time, they don't nearly do good enough job cleaning and fixing things and my contractor gets to dip into their money. Now, don't think I'm stealing from these people or taking advantage of them. I am very fair and would love to give back 100% of the security deposit every time. I always offer a pre-move out walk-thru and tell them exactly what needs to be done. They just don't do it. Just the nature of the beast - pun definitely intended.