Your lease term and/or landlord tenant laws should state whether you can charge pet fee as additional rent due or if it is a charge to be deducted from security deposit after eviction. 

My question is are there any loopholes that anyone has seen to get around laws such as this?

This will make it easier for you to research just for Markets that focus on your personal strategy.Once you have a market ( with low taxes, high rental demand, landlord-friendly laws... a few things I would def look for in any market as an investor ) that fits your personal strategy.

Not only is this illegal on the banking side, it's probably against landlord tenant laws as well.

Please review the move out requirements.”Just that easy, though make sure it is done with enough time to meet the local laws on this notice.  

Our local accountant is great and a real estate investor herself, so she’s up to date on all the current laws.

For example, I personally focus on cash flow so I look for markets that have low property taxes, landlord-friendly laws, and a growing economy(more rental demand). 

Hi, question- is it a law that we have to sign a exclusivity form with our agent to put a bid in for the state of Michigan?

It isn’t for you to live in or worry about how a tenant lives, within the bounds of the law and local ordinances of course.  

Landlord-tenant law is very specific to state.