MTR~If you allow pets, do you preemtivley treat for fleas in-between stays?

[Heather Loyal]

Question to the group....I am going to allow pets in my mid-term rental.  It is a quad-plex with a shared courtyard (duplex up front, up-down in back).  I'm in Florida, so the flea potential is real!  How do you mitigate against the potential of a renter that brings a pet(s) with fleas?  Is there any language in your lease agreement about prevention?  Also, should I do a basic off-the-shelf flea bomb after every stay and treatment in the yard a couple of times a year?  I don't want to fumigate one unit with the other unit occupied if it causes fumes. 

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

#MTR #STR #FLEAS

[Bonnie Low]

We are pet friendly in all our properties. At some point, fleas will become an issue but over several years, we've been lucky so far. We do have regular pest control at all our properties and while it isn't intended to target fleas specifically, it probably helps. All our properties receive quarterly pest control. We ask our exterminators to use eco-friendly products so that mitigates the the human health risks as much as possible. For anyone bringing a pet we do ask about flea and tick treatments but, of course, you have to take their word for it. I've yet to have anyone have a "record" of any kind they can share with me from the vet. Perhaps this will become more of a trend in the future and people traveling with their pets will expect to have to provide it but I haven't run across it yet. I think it's worth asking for, though.