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16 December 2020 | 12 replies
Yes or No (circle one) I have paid a non-refundable pet fee in the amount of ______________ Yes or No (circle one) I pay a higher monthly rent due to my pet(s) in the amount of _____________13.
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3 October 2019 | 3 replies
Also, do you find it better to have an upfront pet fee or a monthly pet rent?
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16 October 2023 | 12 replies
Then I also charge $25/month per pet in pet rent.
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1 October 2023 | 3 replies
Hey Jacob,I personally don't deal with security deposits anymore, but I do collect non refundable pet deposits.
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13 October 2023 | 7 replies
I also allow small pets and we know MANY rentals don't allow pets.
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17 January 2023 | 14 replies
And if you allow pets, you will likely have demand.
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13 October 2023 | 15 replies
This was initially intended to be our forever home, so we landscaped with the kids and pets in mind.
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10 June 2021 | 11 replies
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.
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25 April 2021 | 8 replies
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.
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31 January 2023 | 18 replies
The tenant could have stopped paying, moved in a dozen of their friends into the unit each with their own pet, started growing pot on the property and you could not have evicted them (by law passed by the board of supervisors, so county wide).