tenant lying about pet

[Mike R.]

hi,

we have a tenant that is lying about having a pet(s) and not sure how to proceed given we haven't actually seen the animal(s).  We know there is at least a dog and possibly a cat because a few months after she moved in, we were in the place and smelled a dog.  she claimed it wasn't hers but her boyfriend's (who is not on the lease and "doesn't" live there) and it is a service dog (yeah, right).  yesterday, the carpet person was there and essentially told us not to bother reparing a portion of the carpet because the overwhelming small of cat marking.  BTW, we inherited this tenant and she is still covered by the previous owners lease.   can we give a 3-day even though we havent seen the animal?  can we keep her deposite (to replace carpet and pad)?  thank you for your insight.