Benjamin Fye
Emotional Support Animal (MN)
Hi, I have been finding conflicting information online and on the forums about emotional support animals. I have a current tenant that got a dog, after I questioned the dog being there he said he was working on makin...
Bryce Ropp
Tenant wants a dog because he says it is a service animal
Hi!I'm a new landlord. I just put a listing on Facebook and got a message from a guy who said he has a service animal and my no animal policy doesn't count. I checked out his profile and he's a trucker and can run ar...
Mike Flynn
Tenant won't return addendum for service pet
Hey BP friends! So here's the full quick story... Our tenant recently got service dog, however we only found out about it because the neighbor complained to the HOA that it was peeing on the balcony. After we found ou...
Steve Pickenpaugh
Current tenant acquires pit bull as emotional support animal
Hypothetical question. I am outlining my tenant rental policy on animals and came across some discussion of emotional support animals. The law is clear that you have to allow it and most suggest dealing with it by s...
Chris B.
Declaring service animals / emotional support animals prior to signing the lease
I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord. It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so. Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...
Bryce Jamison
How to confirm Service Animal vs "Therapy / Emotional Support" Animal?
The ADA says true service animals do not require registration, nor can I ask to see it even if they do have it. Does this mean anyone who says their animal is a service animal can get around my no pet policy?I can ask...
Shel D.
No pet policy: what should I do?
Good morning all, we just bought a triplex in Phoenix which was fully occupied about 2 months ago. We assumed the lease of the 3 units, rent collected is way below the market average but we thought we will bear the l...
Jory Wilder
Monthly Guest sneaks in dog without dissclosing if its a service pet
We don't allow pets in our airbnb as it is our first airbnb and rental property. We do this because we know pets come with odor and hair and we don't want to ruin our nice furniture. We have a monthly booking that jus...
Logan Allec
Eviction/Moral Guidance
I have a property in which the rent has always been current, but it is now two days late. The boyfriend was found guilty today of two felonies and is awaiting sentencing with no bail.Now his girlfriend and two-month-...
Todd Powell
Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...