Maintenance and pet addendums

[Ryan Mills]

I will be renting out my house for the first time and have screened my tenants properly. I would like to add a maintenance and pet addendum to my lease to be more specific. Can anyone recommend one to use or tips when creating one?

[Michael Stutelberg]

Briefly did an online search for drafts of pet addendum and found some good starters. Check with your insurance if they restrict specific breeds of animals. 

Some main topics I have in my pet addendum are name, breed, size, color and age of pet. Have tenants responsible for picking-up after their pet. Tenant is responsible if pet destroys parts of the house. Pet will not be a nuisance to neighbors. 

Are you going to charge a monthly fee and additional deposit for having a pet? I enjoy renting to tenants who have pets.

Once you have an addendum, I recommend having a lawyer look over both pet and maintenance forms.