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William K. O'Keefe Tenant Refusing to leave after lease is up. (Michigan)
2 November 2019 | 8 replies

After the better part a morning deal with an irrate perspective tenant over my pet fees. I'm very curious about the legal aspect of pet fees. Is it illegal to charge pet fees to an emotional or service animal. I'm cur...

Emily N. ESA (Emotional Support Animal) Attacks Neighbor's Kid
8 June 2022 | 6 replies

Hi All!
As the title states, we manage an apartment complex with a strict no pets policy and were forced to accept a resident's dog when they submitted an ESA letter. Yesterday we received notice that the ESA (a pitb...

Shannon Gauthier Pet Fee/Emotional Support Animals- Illinois
30 October 2019 | 10 replies

We have had the same tenant in one of our units since 2015. It is now time for lease renewal and she doesn't want to pay the pet fee for her new lease term because she claims her dog is an emotional support animal. Sh...

James Kirby What to do emotional support animal
24 June 2020 | 21 replies

Hello all, 
i have a tenant that has a dog that was on a Pet Addendum. However, after a few issues with not having the dog on a leash, dog waste not being cleaned up, and the tenant against my permission putting up a...

David Espana Pet Policy: Breed Restriction San Diego
27 November 2017 | 23 replies

Hi, I just leased to a new tenant (six-month lease) and the tenant has moved into the premises this month. Without my knowledge and consent, the tenant brought in a pit bull (or similar breed). I discovered the pet wh...

Colin Lange Pet Addendum in New York (not NYC)
18 October 2023 | 5 replies

Hey!
I have a no pet policy for my units, but one of my tenants worked around this by making her cat an Emotional Support Animal. I am feeling cornered by this and don't think that I have many options. A highly exper...

Megan Fitzgerald No pets policy vs emotional support animal laws
17 April 2024 | 3 replies

I have a strict no pets policy on my 3BR fully furnished mid term rental because it is nicely furnished and decorated with soft furnishings, linens, etc, has a carpeted, finished basement, and a tiny but fully landsca...

Craig M. Another ESA question...
5 January 2022 | 4 replies

Aloha from Hawaii.  Sorry for another ESA question.  I manage a building with 10 2/1 apartments with a no pets allowed policy.  I have a tenant who moved in a month ago and brought in an ESA pig right after lease sign...

Filipe Pereira The End of Fake ESAs / Service Animals?
27 January 2020 | 23 replies

What's your worst ESA / service animal story? Hopefully that's well behind you...I've long said that it will take big money lobbyists (likely from the air travel industry) to push into motion some type of regulation o...

Account Closed Companion Animals, are there laws about it?
27 February 2020 | 3 replies

Can we denied an application if they have companion animal and we have no pet policy. I know Companion animals are not service animals. Please help!!!