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Peter Morgan Home insurance wants to know about the dog
21 December 2021 | 13 replies

Hello, my home insurance company wants to know the breed of my dog and if it has bitten anyone and what training it has.It's a small and gentle pet with no biting history, anything I need to be aware of before answer...

Amanda Culleton Allowing pets in your rentals
14 June 2016 | 15 replies

My husband and I have a new multi family house that we rehabbed and have ready for rent. We are up in the air if it will be a pet friendly or no pets allowed property. But I had a possible tenant ask about a dog (pit ...

Geoff Pettis Should I allow pets in a rental?
1 May 2023 | 24 replies

Should I allow pets in a rental?  Does this limit my rental pool?  What are your thoughts?Being in the property management business I receive many questions regarding pets.  It's about a 50/50 mix.  50 percent would l...

Charles Patterson How much extra do you charge for pets?
28 March 2020 | 16 replies

If you allow pets in your rentals, and your state allows you to asses an extra pet rent amount... how much do you charge?We allow up to 2 animals, and all dogs must be licensed and releases signed so that we can conta...

Lea Lange federal housing laws, service & support dogs, landlord's rights
23 October 2013 | 18 replies

I allow my tenants to have most dogs. the exceptions are very specific quoted from my landlord's insurance. if my insurance will not cover damage of any kind caused by, say a german shepherd, and a prospective te...

Frank McGovern What counts towards your pet limit?
12 January 2022 | 5 replies

Breaking this out from the pet cost post.For those of you that do pet limits, what does it apply to? If you have a two-pet limit, can someone do 2 dogs and a hamster? What about 2 spiders and 1 cat?Curious where the l...

Matthew L. Emotional Support Animal in a No-Pet Apartment Complex
30 May 2018 | 22 replies

I have a 24-unit apartment complex that has a no-pet policy.  In NM, emotional support animals are classified as assistive animals that cannot be discriminated against.  An existing tenant, with 4 months left on lease...

Nick Brubaker Great sounding tenant with questionable dog - should I rent??
19 July 2016 | 80 replies

Hi everyone,So I am getting closer to finding a tenant for my first SFH rental.  It has taken me exceptionally long, probably because it is my first time going through the process.  This is probably a C-class house wi...

Bradley LaBrie Which do you prefer Dogs vs cats?
11 November 2018 | 44 replies

I’m a new landlord and I just finished my first BRRRR/HouseHack combo. I’m finding it difficult to get qualified tenants in who don’t have animals so I’m considering allowing them in my units. Question is there’s pros...

Chad Lopes Dogs and legal liability
12 July 2015 | 2 replies

I am very curious about legal liability related to pets. From what I understand, there has been quite a bit of change in in case law recently that may or may not put more liability on the landlord (Maryland case). Wha...