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Updated almost 5 years ago,
Found out about a "service" dog living in my rental property
I texted the tenant asking about the dog and wouldn't get an answer. The next time I went there, (with a 24 hour notice), the dog was in the outbuilding. I heard it barking. The tenant went out of her way to lie about having a dog. When she was caught because I heard it barking, she said it is a "service" dog. And she has "papers". But she won't show me the papers when I ask for them. I asked her what breed it is, but she won't tell me. I asked her if it would bite people. She won't tell me. I need to show the inside of the house to potential buyers, but she is not working with me, to put the dog up when I give her a 24 notice of entrance. I couldn't come over today because she didn't read my text with 24 hours notice. She has 4 weeks left here. month to month. I have 12 interested buyers that want to see the inside. It looks and smells horrible inside. I showed buyers what it looked like before she moved in, disclosing that it looks a lot different now. They still want to get inside. **What do I do?** She basically broke the lease, and the dog could be a Pitbull or a German Shepard or a restricted breed for insurance. I don't know! I have multiple offers coming in, subject to a walkthrough. Which gives the buyers the upper hand. Is my only choice to wait until she leaves? And lose a few thousand dollars?