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Levi Kruse Service / Emotional Support Dogs
8 July 2017 | 12 replies

Washington state, Cowlitz CountyHello, I am new (2 days) to the landlord scene and I have a duplex with inherited tenants. One tenant has 4 small (large rat size) dogs and claims that they are emotional support/ servi...

Erika Banks Collecting A Security Deposit for A Service Dog
27 March 2019 | 10 replies

I've got a landlording question -- I have a tenant that has a child requiring a service dog.  The tenant has purchased a puppy and registered the dog as a Service Animal.  I understand I am limited to two questions I ...

Adam Giles Fair Housing - Therapy Animals and Pet Deposits
5 January 2017 | 19 replies

I have been searching around in previous discussions and have not found anything specific regarding my concern so I am posting this discussion on an admittedly common subject so people can hopefully share any experien...

Elliot Terekhin Can you charge pet rent if the tenant has ESA in WA state
22 July 2020 | 48 replies

My new tenant has a dog and they have an ESA certificate from doctor. Can I legally charge them pet rent? its a big brown lab. In my understanding I thought you can't deny someone with a ESA but you should still be ab...

Yannes Chiang Service Pets - can I deny them?
21 January 2019 | 11 replies

Hi everyone,Could anyone here share your knowledge about service pets? We have no pet policy in our renal advertisement and I got several applications with service dogs. One applicant has two service dogs, one 60 lbs ...

Rebecca Cohen Tenant got a puppy w/o approval, gives me BS service animal reg.
19 April 2021 | 21 replies

I had a tenant move in in December and sign a lease knowing i don’t allow pets. At the end of the month she buys a puppy. I tell her I don’t allow pets on that property. She sends me a BS service animal registration. ...

Lilith Wolfersberger Tenant Claiming Service Animals after signing pet lease
21 July 2023 | 15 replies

Hello, 
My tenant signed the lease at the beginning of June, to move in mid-June. This lease included a pet addendum for her 2 small dogs. Now that the first full month's rent is due (after she has already had the ke...

Anthony Park Landlord ESA question
21 June 2022 | 7 replies

Hello my name is Anthony I currently manage my property in Magna Utah. One of my current tenants that signed a few months back into our lease agreement informed he would be acquiring an Emotional Support Animal. I man...

Bryce Ropp Tenant wants a dog because he says it is a service animal
19 August 2022 | 16 replies

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...

Christopher Ward Service pet question
24 October 2018 | 16 replies

Hello,Quick question. A potential tenant has told me she has not paid a pet deposit in the past due to it being a service animal. She has given me a registration number for the pet.Should I attempt to collect a pet de...