Would you rent your house to these freaks?

[Jane S.]

Would you rent to ...

#1 asked her if she has a pet. She said yes, I asked what is the gender, she said it's a puppy! She also smokes.

#2 He asked if there is a bathroom on both floors I said yes, why do you ask? He says he takes care of his parents and they can't do stairs. I asked if he smokes, he said his dad smokes, the doctor is ordering him to quit, but he won't. That's all I need, a death from smoking in my new clean lovely house. Or a fire from smoking in bed.

#3 I asked if they smoke, she says yes and she promises to smoke "outside" (read "garage"). It still stinks up the house. Plus they have 4 kids. AND a "very small dog" (probably a pit bull, they are short).

#4 I told her to call me an hour before we were planning to meet to tour the house but she didn't call. Some people use their foreign language ability to talk fast gibberish when I ask a touchy question.

#5 They were at the lease-signing stage and backed out because they couldn't produce a veterinarian's confirmation that the dog was spayed. Cost them $850 deposit.

#6 Have a dog they (falsely) said is a service dog, also not spayed and has no license or paperwork. Just trying to avoid paying pet fee. I believe spaying/neutering is required to get a dog a service license.

So am I nuts? The lovely house is sitting empty. It's in a very popular neighborhood, all new, but renters need to wise up about how much stress they can cause the landlord.