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...

Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...

I have a tenant whose therapist is recommending she buy a therapy dog to help her and that even though our lease agreement says no pets, that laws protect her right to have a therapy per. Does anyone have experience w...

I have a tenant who lives in my townhouse  located in Charlotte NC, his lease is the end  of September. The tenant plans to renew the lease for another year, he’s been a great tenant so I don’t want to lose him. Howev...

Hello BP, My name is Alysha and I have a property in Littleton CO. I recently posted asking about pet fees/ deposits, but I am starting to wonder if accepting pets in general is simply too risky? How many of you do or...

Does a doctor who signs a letter for an emotional support animal have any legal or financial responsibility for damages caused to a property? If they can be sued for prescribing the wrong medication, and an ESA is a p...

Today I got a call from the football coach at the local junior college.  He was looking for a place for one of his football players to rent.  No big deal, right?  But this football player was from American Samoa and h...

I'm reading a lot about tenants and prospective tenants trying to skirt around "no pet" leases / rentals by claiming that they have "support animals" .. 
I am in Virginia and wondering if anyone is familiar with how ...

I have two two-bedroom apartment for rent (950 sq/ft). I just had a prospective tenant ask me if I'm OK with him having 4 support animals. These are labs at about 60 lbs per animal. Normally I accept two 2 animals if ...

The neighbor of one of my rental properties has about a dozen cats.  Evidently, with that many cats, litter boxes are not practical, so unfortunately, these cats get kicked outside to their "business".  As it turns ou...