I don't normally collect rent because we live 8 hrs away from our properties, but last weekend we happened to be there and I collected rent from one of the units. The tenant lets me in and a little dachshund immediately starts acting like he's going to bite my hand off. I ask "is this your dog?" "Yes" was his response. I tell him there are no dogs allowed, but I didn't continue the conversation because he had company over and I wasn't going to discuss it in front of everyone. The lease specifically says in multiple places "no pets." My wife and I discussed it and agreed to allow them to keep the dog and stay there but we were going to charge them a non refundable $300 pet fee plus $25 per month per rent, retroactive to their move in date. I thought that was fair since that's what we are paying in our apartment right now. I call the main girl we deal with and explain this to her and she acted like we were the bad guys and she shouldn't have to pay. I then let my wife call her because I have never dealt with the girl before and I figured my wife has rapport with her so it might go better. Nope. She said our maintenance guy knew about it and she made a verbal agreement with him to keep the dog (which is not true.). We explain to her the maintenance guy does not make decisions like that, then she throws out the "my cousin is a lawyer" response. At that point I tell my wife we are done with her. I don't want her money anymore, I want her gone. She paid in full for April and volunteered to move out at the end of the month. She still has 6 months on her lease. Should I go ahead and start the eviction process in case she decides not to move out by the end of the month? The process is really quick in Louisiana, but if she contests the eviction it could take up to 2 weeks. For info, these are low income, C level properties.

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