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Holly Peterson Renting to tenants with service animals
11 June 2021 | 11 replies

Hi everyone,
I live in Oregon and we are required to rent to tenants with service animals even if we have a no pet policy.  Is anyone else dealing with this legality?
thanks 

Marie Machosky Emotional Support Animal - Bogus "Documentation"? FHA, ADA, HUD
7 October 2022 | 18 replies

Hi all,I'm new at this landlord gig and I have a bit of a dilemma. A tenant asked if they could adopt a pet; when I replied with the information regarding deposit and pet rent, I never heard back until I followed up t...

Charley C. ESA dog tenant verses a tenant with actually allergies
28 January 2021 | 22 replies

I am leasing some bedrooms one at a time in my little apartment complex (college kids). Got one person who can not live under the same roof as a dog and she has a real doctor's letter from a local MD. I also had this ...

Justin Owens How many tenants is too many?
19 October 2017 | 5 replies

I had a prospective tenant showing of a 2 bed 2 bath Townhome with a very small walled courtyard. The online questionairre indicated there would be 3 adults a 2 dogs. After speaking with the woman who showed up, she a...

Maria S. Can I charge deposit for a service dog?
8 October 2018 | 21 replies

I have a possible tenant that tells me they don't have to pay the pet deposit because their pit bull is a service animal and I legally cannot charge them a pet deposit. Advise please.

Douglas Larson Really...!?!... Is there such a thing as a "service hamster?"
26 August 2018 | 26 replies

Over the past 10 years I have leased a few dozen SFRs in several towns in Utah. I have also had rentals in Hawaii and California. I sometimes have one or two people mention a service dog but this spring I have 2 vacan...

Jane S. Emotional support pets—what’s the scam?
2 August 2021 | 4 replies

Can I refuse to rent to applicants who have emotional support pets? Do tenants use the seemingly loose rules for categorizing animals as emotional support in order to avoid paying pet deposit? When you think about it,...

Mark E Pet deposit...
6 December 2008 | 4 replies

Hi guys gals.. my tenant wants to get a pet which I said was okay.. I was curious what is the common way of handling this situation in terms of how much I should charge for a deposit. I know it probably varies but its...

Aisha Duff Too many pets in cramped apartment. What would you do?
16 May 2020 | 3 replies

My rental has 3 roommates. The one who has been living there for 5 years already has 2 dogs. The 2nd tenant begged to have a dog as she is registering it to be a service dog (I hesitantly agreed ok. Now the potential ...

Griffin Doninger Tenant ESA Accommodation
5 March 2023 | 6 replies

Tenant allowed to have 3 ESA dogs??Hello Everyone, I’ve got a tricky situation that I cannot find a straight answer on:Is a tenant allowed to have 3 ESA dogs?The tenant is qualified, and has a hearing disability. They...