Lonoke, AR · Member since 2017 · 43 posts · 16 votes
Please help. I have a tenant and his dog chew on wood a lot. Already eat up half of the fence post. Dog is 8 month old. About 80 pounds. I hear if you spary vinegar it will help. Any advice?
I would review the lease to see if it has anything to say about pet damage, if not, i would bill the tenant for the damage and ask them to get rid of the dog.
I would spray vinegar in the tenants eyes for letting them destroy the property before I’d fool around with getting Fido to stop eating it ! Look you gotta make them pay and pay ASAP to replace it !
Get the post replaced, bill the tenant and do regular inspections of the entire property. All damage should be repaired immediately and billed to the tenant. Do not ever use their deposit to cover any repair costs until they move out.
If you allow pets you expect damage this is why you charge a higher monthly rent. It is landlord compensation for being a nice guy.