The Department of Housing and Urban Development released updated guidance on assistance animals under the Fair Housing Act. The new document https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PA/documents/HUDAsstAnimalNC1-28-2020.pdf s...

Hello BP Team,Reaching out for a little advice needed for some tenant issues we are having.We are having some tenants moving out that have a pet. They paid their refundable pet deposit of $250 and signed our lease pri...

I drove by a run down property in a neighborhood I like a few weeks ago and when I got closer to it I realized the place was way worse than it looked from afar and had been deemed "unsafe" by the town and cannot be en...

I have a rental questionnaire that asks if the tenant has any Pets, Any Service animals or any Emotional support animals that will be living in the property. The tenants sign the application states that everything is...

Thinking about buying some duplexes. I have been out of the game for many years.  Wife who is a realtor, told me about new fair housing laws on emotional support pet laws. She said you can not refuse someone who claim...

I have a unit that just opened up and all 3 inquiries claim to have an emotional support animal. I’ve been landlording for about 7 years with a few units and now it’ seems standard for people to claim a pet as ESA’s i...

Hypothetical question. I am outlining my tenant rental policy on animals and came across some discussion of emotional support animals. The law is clear that you have to allow it and most suggest dealing with it by s...

Hello everyone, I have tenants who moved into a property back in November 2020 and signed a lease through April 2022. They had two pets and they have signed as part of the lease a section discussing an additional $75/...

I have a tenant that didn't tell me about the ESA until after she signed the lease and gave me the deposit. I have not signed the lease yet, however. I live in Florida and I know they passed a new law pertaining to do...

My three bedroom unit has three tenants, and as of earlier this week one of them now has an emotional support animal (proper documentation was provided).  I had all three tenants sign the addendum to add the dog, howe...