I'm willing to pay for the full year in advance.ME: I'm sorry, but we clearly said in our marketing that this third-floor apartment has a no-pet policy.

Food in fridge is from April this year and it basically looks like someone was half way through moving out and then something happened and so a bunch of stuff is still in house. specifically one room filled with about 10 burner phones, 3 tvs, personal clothes, mail, kids personal items and bunch of random stuff new with tags, etc etc. he also had pets which was against lease term. one of the rooms was used as a pet room completely destroying carpet and staining walls with urine etc. 

If the tenants have a pet, like a dog, it’s worth discussing, as pets are a common source of fleas.

It’s pet friendly with hardware floors and a fenced in backyard.

., pets).How should the contract be handled moving forward?

We do NOT sign a lease with a prospect until they have:1) Paid Holding Fee2) Paid all MoveIn Funds: first month's rent + security deposit + Pet Fees, etc., MINUS Holding Fee paid.3) Utility Transfer: we require proof they've put all applicable utilities in their name.4) We do send them a copy of the lease to review.Once all above done, we send lease to sign electronically.

If pets are allowed by the HOA I would strongly recommend you consider allowing pets as more than 50% of travelers travel with their pets and that will make your priority more desirable.

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

First, you are making a mistake keeping the tenant who violated your no-pet policy and hasn't paid their share of the rent ($50 a month).

It would be good if traveling with pets required number and type but that is just nice to have.