We have a rental in Southwest Florida that rents for 2800mo.. we require first month, security deposit, last month, non refundable pet deposit, all by lease signing.

Late charges, pet charges, etc...

She also lied about her two pets being service dogs when she moved in (I paid for my small weiner dog).

At each meeting we:- Spent a few minutes getting to know them - Walked the apartment- Checked the toilets for leaks (I pay water)- Asked how they liked their neighbors- Asked if there were any current issues with the apartment - Discussed our non-negotiables: take care of the apartment, no smoking, no pets, and pay rent on time (those in leases were already bound to these items)- Explained our process for maintenance requests and our hours of operation - Explained their options for paying rent (Cozy or mailed check)We then followed up each meeting with an email containing a summary of what we discussed and any follow-up items (maintenance).

So I would have to be a policeman to monitor if he took the dogs back after moving in and not paying the pet fees.

But know this, I am TRYING to help you and all of you by being straight to the point and blunt.When you know what true lead generation looks like, you too would realize that the agent route is not the way to go.That said, by all means make solid connections with agents, I have one pet agent too.

For example,  even if I happily allow pets (example) the main lease would state no pets allowed and the consequences, etc, however if the Tenant has a pet and you want to allow a pet, all you would have to do is attach the pet amendment allowing pets, same with utilities. - This way you don't have to constantly keep changing your lease wording... as it can get pretty confusing pretty quick when you start getting multiple properties with different tenants some with pets, some without, some properties you cover utilities, some you don't ........and then you have multiple versions of your lease out there - hard to keep track of that way.    --- Pet Amendment (addressing # of pets, size, breed, pet fee, that the tenant is responsible for pets behavior, what happens when there is an incident, etc.)    --- Utility Amendment (How utilities will be addressed, who pays, in whos' name, etc.)5.

What are people's experiences with tenants keeping snakes for pets?

Good Morning BP,I have a wonderful tenant who has been with me for 8 months now and just reached out to me yesterday that she has to move May 1 as the rent is a littler higher than she would like to be paying ($625 + 2x$25/pet Fee= $675 total)The particular unit was a BRRR and has had a lot of very nice updates, I have refinanced, pulled all of my initial investment out, and is now INF% Cash on Cash and still has 30% Equity and is cash flowing $200/month after all PITI, expenses, cap expenditures, property management, etc.The Question is, do I offer to reduce the rent to maybe $625/month in order to keep the tenant for a longer term lease?

Think of 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.