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Updated about 1 year ago,

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Mike Sullivan
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Melbourne, FL
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Multiple ESA vs. condo limit of 1

Mike Sullivan
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Melbourne, FL
Posted

What would you do in this ESA situation:

Background:

Melbourne, Florida tenant in a 1Br Condo. Condo rules have a 1 dog under 15lb limit. I have a no pet policy.

Tenant there 2 years - renewed 12/1 - always paid on time; clean; great communication and interactions.

Timeline:

* 4 months ago - tenant asked if they could get a dog. Since they've been good and kept the place clean, I said I'd consider it and to let me know when she found one that the rules approved and I'd adjust rent/deposit.

* 1.5 months ago - getting renewal paperwork signed and asked if she had any luck finding a dog - says she found 2 maltipoos and already has them in unit. I said the rules only allow one. Said she'd have to move if she wanted 2 - said she would move.

*1 month ago - signed a 3 month extension to give her time to move and that one dog has to live somewhere else until she moves if condo PM discovers 2nd dog

* Today - received an ESA letter from a pediatrician in Miami (letterhead, license valid, signed, expiration date), obviously from an internet site like esadoctors.com

Question: Has anyone had experience whether condo rules would take precedence over a tenant wanting multiple ESAs?

I'm more annoyed that they took advantage of me vs. worried about the 2 dogs since they are small, and the unit was renovated w/ allowing pets sometime in the future in mind. 

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