Pet policy on rental houses?

[Quinton Jackson]

Just curious. What's you guys/gals pet policy stated in you lease on rental houses.  Do you have restrictions on size? Type of animal? Number of animals? Please comment!

[Steve Nowak]

I have and love pets, but after renting to a couple whose cat or dog urinated on and ruined my carpet, I switched to a no-pet policy.  If I ever change the policy and allow a tenant to have a pet, I would do so only after the tenant has been renting from me for at least 6 months, so I would have a sense of how responsible the tenant is.  I would have a very strict pet addendum, and visit the property periodically to check on the tenant's compliance with it.  My state doesn't allow pet deposits, so I would increase the rent to cover increased wear and tear.