By the way, I'm not allowing pets.

I am very curious about legal liability related to pets.

Most rentals I can smell that pets waste for years because of soaking through subflooring.

It will save you lots and lots of heartache and despair down the line.You cannot allow pets and expect carpet to survive for years in your rental.

Top school district, B+ property 1824 sq ft 3bed/4bath $1525 rent. 6 apps in 2 days on the market. 2 are top tiered apps a landlords dream, credit in the high 700s, one is selling their house to start KG in our school district, $90k salaries, no pets, job history 7+ years. 

Phone screening includes number of people, pets, income, when can they take possession, smokers, and criminal history.

I just add the dates, how many people they have agreed to and the price, deposit, pet fee, cleaning fee, check in/out times etc.

I have a general question about advertising a rental (in Upstate New York) - If I post an apartment listing with certain criteria or stipulations (eg. rent price, pets/no pets, smoking/non-smoking) only to find out that either my rent is too high or I'm leaving out a huge market share of tenants because of a "no pets policy", how can I go about changing my listing criteria without it being considered "discriminatory" against the applicants I have already turned down based on my previous stipulations?

We have a strict no pet policy and current potential tenant stated during our pre-screening that they do not have pets.

We have one for pets that is signed along with the lease, why not have one for subleasing?