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Chan K. Tenants with Dog Became Service Dog Issue
9 August 2017 | 16 replies

Hello Everyone, I have a situation where tenants moved in without a dog. In the ads and when they signed the month-month lease (also in the lease paperwork), I told them that no dog is allowed in the building. Lately,...

Nathan Gesner How To Fail As A Landlord
13 June 2021 | 5 replies

I am especially fond of #3 because "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" is the best book ever written for Landlords!Do you agree with this Top 5 list, or would you include something else?https://www.kiplinger.com/real...

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. ...

Marissa Mallamo Married tenants..joint application, separate, or just one spouse?
6 May 2016 | 14 replies

Hi BP!

As new landlords, we do not have enough experience with the screening process, and would like to get advice from others.

We have a married couple wanting to apply and I am planning to use Cozy to screen them....

Lance Wilson Pet deposit $ per animal fee?
22 June 2018 | 6 replies

For those of you that allow dogs, but don’t charge an additional monthly fee, what is the $ amount of your pet deposit? If someone has 2 dogs, do you double it, or does one fee cover both?

Account Closed 1 in 5 Americans has a Disability, Dogs Throughout No-Pet Buildings Likely the New Norm?
3 March 2015 | 12 replies

Seizure–alert Dogs, Hypoglycemia-alert Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Dogs.. what will they come up with next?sure, dogs, dogs, must LOVE dogs! i do too, and would likely evenmoreso if/when i were to go blind o...

Account Closed Security deposit for pet (ESA)
1 March 2020 | 2 replies

Can we charge tenants Pet security deposit and monthly pet fees if it is Emotional Support Animal (Companion Animal).I did some research I saw that Fair Housing Act does not apply to people that renting out a SFH and ...

Linda Robinson Tenant has a dog when I have no pet policy
23 June 2022 | 23 replies

I have a no pet policy. I used a realtor to screen tenants. We agreed on a section 8 tenant. After submitting the paperwork and having an inspection the tenant was approved. She moved in and after 2wks my husband saw ...

Devron Goodwine Pets or no pets.
4 December 2023 | 22 replies

How do you determine if you'll allows pets in your rental property?  And what's the worst experience anyone has had when allowing pets in your rental property? 

Marcus Johnson Emotional suppor animal joke
19 June 2020 | 17 replies

So I was showing a unit where I posted no pets.   A prospective tenant came by knowing this and after she asked about whether or not I will accept pets, I said no.  She then proceeded to tell me, "Well, all i have to ...