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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 ...
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We have a client with shells in the front yard and turf in the back, and they're worried it might hurt pets' paws. Can service animals legally be restricted in cases like this, or should it be worded a certain way in ...
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We air bnb'd our whole home last week and we have security cams in the common areas. We have a no pet policy. We noticed that the family brought 3 small fluffy dogs. When we confronted them they said the dogs were ser...
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I am in Illinois. I will allow a single dog of certain breeds and age in most of my rentals. there is an additional $50 a month charge and an additional 600 pet deposit. I have a potential tenant that is interest...
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I have a rent house I'm advertising right now. As stated no big dogs, no pit, no pit mixes. Guy send me a message asking" whatnot my pit is in training to be a service dog"What should my response be? My first i...
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I recently rented a SFR and was told the prospective tenants didn't have any pets. We have a no pet policy for some of our properties and allow some small dogs for others (no cats). This property would have allowed sm...
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We just found out that a tenant of ours just got a puppy as a supposed emotional support animal. They signed a lease stipulating that pets were not allowed. We are in CA and wondering the best way to address this. Tha...
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Hi everyone. I have potential tenants who want to rent my house, and they have three dogs and two cats. Yeah, I know that's a LOT of pets. I've had a dog - a small dog - in my house for eight years, and there's been n...
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I have a condo for rent in an association that has a no pet policy in the bylaws, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be enough against the Fair Housing Act. I had someone look at our 3rd floor condo, when I told them n...
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We are renting one unit in a building we have and the person looking at it has a German Shepard that she said is a service animal. We have a breed / weight limit on dogs based on our insurer (Steadily) which would ne...