All Forum Posts by: Nadir M.

this is very true. Had a tenant who snuck their dogs in and gave me every excuse why they were there and they damaged my carpet and doors. Kept her deposit which didn’t cover much and she left when her lease was over. Lesson learned. Law  in my state says can’t charge more than 1/4 rent for pet fee. I didn’t see anything in there regarding monthly rent increase for pets. Im thinking what I may due is have 1/4 month pet deposit not fee and then charge an additional $25/month. I feel like if it’s refundable they may be more careful?? That’s how I always thought as a tenant. I always aimed for my deposit back in full 

I did email you at your Managment companies email 

Thank you Nathan and I would love a copy. 

Pet screening.com that’s very interesting. What kind of information does this site provide? 

Hi Everyone,

So I had a recent turnover and my property was left in very bad shape. One of my biggest problems was the odor and damage that was left from the tenants dogs. Now in my lease, I do include a $250 non refundable pet fee and give preference to tenants with no pets but will allow a small dog <25 pounds. Obviously this tenants dogs cost way more in damage than both the pet deposit and original deposit. What is everyones take on pet deposits? Are you also charging a monthly on top of the non-refundable fee? I know I’m NE it’s 1/4 of the monthly rent for a fee but non sure if we can also add a monthly charge. 

Hi Everyone,

So I had a recent turnover and my property was left in very bad shape. One of my biggest problems was the odor and damage that was left from the tenants dogs. Now in my lease, I do include a $250 non refundable pet deposit and give preference to tenants with no pets but will allow a small dog <25 pounds. Obviously this tenants dogs cost way more in damage than both the pet deposit and original deposit. What is everyones take on pet deposits? Are you also charging a monthly fee as well? What is your state law allowing? I'm currently residing in the Midwest. 

Thank you

 This is great information. I do find it a bit difficult to not work with tenants to help them transition into either a new lease or give them time to find a new rental. One was getting married, one was accepted into med school in AZ and the other is moving out of state. I feel like it’s a win win for all of us as I’ll still have house become available mid summer. 

What I’ve decided to do is have them stay until end of July and property needs to be ready for immediate occupancy starting August first. I increased rent for June and July and tenant agreed. They then said that they’re okay with leaving mid July. While trying to occupy my other rental, for qualified tenants, I will advertise that i have another rental coming  available August 1st. 

Also, I have another tenant that is leaving the first week of June. How and when would you start to advertise house for sale? When would you make it become available? 

Yes I love that idea. I had that in mind to secure two tenants while trying to lease the first. They’re quite a distance from each other but could work.