They must file a Tenant Assertion, which requires them to place their rent in Escrow with the court in the city/county where the property is located.  

I still assert that FHA is the way to go for a 4 plex specifically since conventional will not allow you to buy a 4 plex for less than 25% down even if its owner occupied.  

Marcia, one thing about your tenant asserting the new pet would be for "emotional support"  is whether the tenant will acquire the puppy, then apply to have it classified as a service animal for "emotional support."

The company can deny any claim you make based on the assertion that it was a pre-existing problem.

To provide an incentive for settling a claim, improve the client’s bargaining position, offer options when a claim is asserted, and, ultimately, deter litigation.

Your Comment: "With $10k or $25k you could cherry pick some sweet blue chips"2) Stocks are at an all time high and those Stocks would have to TRIPLE in 30 days to correctly support your assertion, is it likely?

I get this letter saying really a bunch of nothing, asserting that I willfully with held the security so now I owe them double security and if I don't pay them by X date they are authorized to file suit in Vermont SUPERIOR court.So, can they actually take this to the superior court as even if they were to tack on lawyers fees I can't imagine it would make it past 5k?

Imagine for a second that you are a new tenant in a place, and an owner you never met enters 'your' unit to assert that your lease is invalid because he didn't give the PM the authority to sign leases and he's about to sell to a REIT(!)

You cannot separate one from the other.The undisputed and unbiased facts of the case are- they knew there was a no pet policy, a friend gave them a dog, they hid having a dog, they were caught with a dog, they asserted ESA. 

So I asked Google to see if that assertion was correct.