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Having a discussion at the office, and this question came up.If a dog breed is banned by the city your rental is located in, do you have to accept it as an emotional support animal?Pit bulls always get the bad rap, so...
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Hi all,
My long term tenant has asked what I thought about adding a dog to the household. My lease agreement states no pets, certainly I can add an addendum. What are landlords requesting from the tenant if they ap...
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In a nutshell, two tenants didn’t disclose a pet until confronted a month into tenancy, said they were finishing up paperwork to register it as an emotional support animal (ESA), and then sent in a forged signature fr...
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Previous tenant occupied the home for two years with no furnace problems. New tenant moved in two months ago. Last week they called to report the furnace wasn't running. I send someone to check it. Long story short, t...
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Service animal question for the group.....I have a guest staying who I noticed has large 2 dogs. There were no pets disclosed in the booking and I was surprised to see them. I called Airbnb to see if they are service...
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Greetings everyone, After my tenant moved in in April. I found out that they have a pit bull dog. The second tenant who moved in in May told me they have different breed like mastiff mix but people tell me its a pit b...
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Hi all,My wife and I are in the process of selecting a tenant for our duplex house hack. Is anyone familiar with Federal and NY state law when it comes to owner occupied rentals? For example, are we allowed set our ow...
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I have a potential applicant with a big dog (a Husky) for a room in a student rental/shared house that I had intended to be a "no pets" rental. I'm told that the dog is a seizure service animal for the young man, who...
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Hi Everyone, Have a friend that just started renting his house. His lease doesn't state anything about allowing or denying a dog or pet. There was no mention of a dog or pet during the screening process. Now the d...
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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...