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Eric H. Is it legal to deny tenant for lack of rental history??
18 February 2021 | 5 replies

Great morning BP Fam,Is it legal to deny tenant for lack of rental history?? I'm in Baltimore, MD

Robert Shoffner "Service Animals" Or are they really pets?
12 October 2017 | 25 replies

I have run into a tenant that had decided to take a very legalistic approach with me following a request for access to the property.  A few days later I followed with a proper notice of intent to inspect the property....

Stephen E. Pet Restrictions
19 March 2014 | 17 replies

I am renting a unit and have had a series of would be tenants with large dogs. One had a 50 lb lab, the other a 60 lb German Shepherd. They both asked why I limit dogs to 20 lbs only, and pretty much asked what c...

Patrick Fanning Tenant Has Rottweiler and German Shepard as ESA. How to proceed
28 September 2023 | 20 replies

I have an applicant who has listed a Rottweiler and German Shepherd as their support animals. How do I proceed of letting them know we are not interested in renting to them?

Grace Wang How do you handle tenants with pets?
9 October 2012 | 17 replies

Hi all,

I have a rental property available for rent now. Unfortunately, a lot of applicants who respond to my ad don't have good credits. When I listed my property, we didn't expect to have tenants with pets because ...

Mark Forest Define "service dog"
6 July 2018 | 27 replies

I have a strict no pet policy, but lately prospective tenants have been saying "but my dog is a service animal." Is there a legal definition in my state of Michigan of a service dog?  I don't think I can even ask a pr...

Tommy Nguyen Opinions: Pets in Rental Properties
28 June 2023 | 12 replies

Hello BiggerPockets community,
I am asking everyone's opinion regarding pets in their rental properties. I am a pet person myself, however, I am unsure if I'll allow pets in my rental properties due to untrained pets...

Vi Ho Pet deposit in Pennsylvania
6 March 2023 | 9 replies

I could not find an answer to this and wanted to see if anyone can help. My tenant who has rented from me for the past 4 years has asked if he can own a small dog now. It’s for his daughter who is going through a toug...

Shawn Kenyon Emotional support animals
25 March 2019 | 39 replies

Well it's happened.  people are applying to rent our units with their emotional support pitbulls and other animals . Of course we follow all fair housing laws . but what we need to do is weed out people that have legi...

Sam Abe Tenant may leave but mold inspection letter from city
9 October 2020 | 3 replies

I have a tenant in Los Angeles in a rent controlled unit which was initially rented to a husband and wife. Wife recently notified saying he s moving out and terminating lease as she is dicorcing. The husband stayed ba...