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PK Adi Tenant with 2 service dogs
26 April 2021 | 2 replies

Apologize for my naive question. I am a new landlord from San Diego.I have an applicant who has 2 service dogs for her emotional support.I dont have any issues with the dogs but wondering will there be any liability f...

Jason Robinett Washington State - Service Animal Guidance
6 March 2021 | 4 replies

I have 3 units just outside of Seattle and while I haven't run into a scenario where a tenant required a service animal, I wanted to prepare myself. In my research I've found that I'm not allowed to charge a pet depos...

Todd Powell Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
28 October 2018 | 99 replies

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...

Colin Lange Pet Addendum in New York (not NYC)
18 October 2023 | 5 replies

Hey!
I have a no pet policy for my units, but one of my tenants worked around this by making her cat an Emotional Support Animal. I am feeling cornered by this and don't think that I have many options. A highly exper...

Mike Franco WTF service dog? Is this the new trend to get around No Pets?
19 July 2019 | 61 replies

Today I got 2 inquiries from prospective renters with service dogs. One is a chihuahua, and the other inquirer's dog is a puppy, and not even certified yet. It still has 26 weeks of training left before being certifie...

Jing Tagle End of Lease with Emotional Support Animal
29 March 2017 | 3 replies

Hi BP Community, I need your input as to what to do in a situation I'm having with one of my tenants in California.   This particular tenant is a dog walker and had a pitbull that I discovered she was keeping in her h...

Christopher James Companion Dog....Charge a fee?
22 February 2017 | 11 replies

I've got a potential tenant that has a companion dog (with a doctor's note), not a service dog.  Am I able to charge him a pet fee in MN?  I know that it isn't legal to charge for a service animal.  Thanks for your in...

Amanda Thompson Change in Management Notice laws?
8 August 2021 | 11 replies

WOW dealing with my first super high conflict tenant. QUESTION: Is there a law (I know different states vary) that a tenant must be given 30 days written notice of management change? Background: I just took over manag...

Mushtaq G. Can I rent home to someone with bad credit
28 April 2017 | 11 replies

I just got a new investment property,  there is this potential tenant, single parent with four kids, the eldest daughter is 24 yrs old, the tenant was upfront about a rocky credit, but when I ran the application the c...

Christina Berry Service Dogs
2 October 2016 | 37 replies

Has anyone dealt with a certified service dog situation in a non-pet property? I have a potential tenant coming to look at an apartment that typically does not allow pets. I know there are a lot of laws protecting ser...