Emotional Support Pets After Move-In

[Mike Mazzucco]

Hi Guys,

Brand new landlord here and was hoping the BP family could help.

I had some tenants move in and signed a lease indicating no pets and making no meantion of any emotional support animal.

One month after move in, I drove to the property and they had a dog.  When I confronted her about it, she says “I’m waiting on a letter from my doctor for one of those emotional thingys”.

My questions:  Do emotional support pets have to be disclosed before hand?  Do I have any grounds to charge her fees to make up for the month that she didn’t have the note for? 

Really i would love to hear how an experienced landlord or prop manager would handle this situation.