It is an animal, even if it is not a pet, and it is part of the rental.

Do you get a benefit for allowing the tenant to have the dog, such as a pet fee?

Mold requires two things to grow: water and food (dust is sufficient food).

Hey everyone, I’m just curious if any of you have any good links to blogs about saving money on food costs for a family.

A clean food and clean water source are.

City recently did a building inspection and we noticed the tenant is smoking in the unit (cigarettes and marijuana), food waste everywhere leading to building pest issues, and there are 5 people living there now (3 adults and 2 kids).

They are about the same cost (which surprised me) but for a rental property that is really probably mostly for pets, I'm concerned about maintenance and upkeep.

I'd also encourage you to allow pets if you are having trouble.

Sometimes tenants do something that attracts pests (eg food is improperly stored, trash and food are left out, etc.  

@Evan Thomas AndriolaDepends on the proeprty/tenant Class.Class A: we usually recommend newer/nice appliancesClass B: we recommend used appliances because tenants don't take the best care of them.Class C/D: we do NOT recommend appliances because tenants don't clean, leading to so much caked on food/grease it's realistically not cleanable.