(Backstory - I bought the house from my Dad's Estate - he recently passed away - They are bad tenants, and have a long history of paying the rent late and/or not in full, and they are in breach of this current lease with two dogs and other pets in the unit - They were put on notice about the pets too - so I'm the recipient of slews of horrid texts.I'm hoping they will go on their own - they really need more space - 6 people in a two bedroom - but the reality is I will likely have to go through the eviction process.

The property is no pets.  

I assume this is a domestic dispute and need the attention of authorities.

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.

You expect class D not to bring in unauthorized tenants, pets, get high? 

I also ask, in the text, for their email address and who will be occupying it and if they have pets. 

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.

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.

A manual background check service can add those records in for you so you know if that person didn't pay a parking ticket or was guilty of domestic abuse. 

I am completely and utterly un-researched in this area, and only know from Bigger Pockets posts and Marketplace radio pieces what the official word is, BUT -- I look around the IP - "inside-the-perimeter" area of Atlanta at all the ginormous apartment complexes going up, 4 within a square mile of the Decatur town square alone -- and I think I'll stick with the fringe area SFRs with yards, and allow pets.