Tenant asks for a temporary dog stay

[Aleksey Vinogradov]

Hi BP, 

my tenant asks if she can keep her sister's dog while her sister is away. She offers a fee. The dog is a bitbul 3 months old. 

The apartment has 6-month old carpet and freshly painted. The tenant just moved in Aug 1st. She is just as good (so far) as it could be. Perfect credit, history etc. Drives a new beautiful ML-350. 

I'm really willing to cooperate, but i dont want to make a mistake.. 

Considerations:

- written agreement (exact dates in and out) 

- extra deposit? 

- inspections after dog leaves? 

I dont know what else, please advise and share your ideas

Thanks in advance!

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Originally posted by @Aleksey Vinogradov:

forgot to mention: tenant says she's going to keep the dog at her store during the day

I'm not going to lie.....I'm totally suspicious of a tenant needing to babysit a dog for a month after moving in 2 weeks ago.  Would you have approved her if she applied with the dog?  Did your advertising say no dogs.  Does your lease say no dogs.  Who is this sister that has a new puppy but suddenly has to go away for a month.  I dare you to say no.  :)