Hello,My property manager notified me that tenants are requesting approval for a new pet rabbit in the house. Lease specifies that one fully trained pet will be allowed upon owner approval. Tenants are not being clear...

Greetings,First time landlord here who decided to utilize a property management team since I am military and won't be in the local area to oversea operations.  I chose one because their contract that I signed with the...

I'm a few weeks away from the closing table, deal looks good, 3 units on one property, 2 units are leased $450 month(which is below market value) current owners didn't do background checks or sign leases. They have...

My wife and I are new to landlording and would like to know everyone's opinion on pet deposits/fees. We are multiple pet owners ourselves so we want to make our units pet friendly. We have noticed that some people ask...

Good morning! We're closing tomorrow on a 4-plex. The current owner and lease allows for tenants to have pets. My policy is no pets, and when the current tenants sign a new lease, it will be a "no-pets" lease. Also, w...

I'm in Florida and I have been in the business for over twenty-five years.In recent months, we have had a high number of tenants going to websites to get an ESA certification. They then tell us that they are allowed t...

I have a situation where I am under contract for my first property. It is a 4 family, that I plan on owner occupying. 3 units are already occupied, with 2 tenants that seem responsible and cooperative and one that is...

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...

We have never accepted cats in our properties. The main reason being that we have heard nightmares about cats spraying all over homes and many people are allergic to cats. We purchased a home that had cat pee soaked c...

It seems about 90% of my inquiries on a rental include a “ I have one or more ESO’s”. It used to be a trickle here and there, but now it’s just about everyone. It’s more the college age crowd where everyone has an ESO...