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Apartment Owners: Pet Fees, Deposits, and Pet Rent Defined
Get a Leash on the Three P’s of Pets:Pet Deposits, Pet Fees, and Pet Rent Whitney Hahn | Paragon Real Estate Advisors | Many landlords question whether or not they should allow renters to have pets in their apartme...
Jane Lynn
Tenant responsible for replacing old carpet after move-out?
We purchased the house in June 2017 and had the carpets cleaned prior to the tenant moving in. We are not sure how old it is, but there were obviously were pets prior with the last homeowner. The basement was heavily ...
Marsha Burks
if I prohibit pets by lease for 1 tenant do I need to do for all?
The lease stipulates 'No pets". However, a very good tenant of 4 years recently asked if she could have a small dog due to feeling lonely from quarantining. I'm ok with granting this. However, I also rent the adjacent...
Scott Kuhnert
Suspect tenants hiding pet....What would you do?
I had a friend perform a walkthrough of my SFH rental today. Everything looked fantastic, but we noticed a stocking for a dog hanging up in one of the pictures he sent.They did ask if they could have one before movin...
Kyle Pokorny
To Install a Fence or Not to Install a fence
Hey Everyone,I have a duplex in the Kansas City area without a chainlink fence. I got a few quotes that all come in right around $4,000. The fence would divide the two sides and provide a fenced in area for each.My ...
Andrew P.
To allow pets, or not.....
I just purchased my first investment property! Finally...Well I actually don't close until this afternoon, but I went ahead and put it on Postlets yesterday and got a bite. The gentleman emailed me asking if I allow...
Trey Mattox
Pet Deposit/Pet Rent
I am in the process of renting out a unit and will allow pets. I have been back and forth about how much of a non-refundable pet fee to charge. I have also been trying to decide whether and how much to charge for pe...
Jen Q.
How to terminate lease signed by previous landlord
I just bought some tenants occupied investment condos two wks ago. While I was chatting with a few tenants in the community this afternoon, I was told that they all suspect one of the units are having drug related act...
Steve B.
Protecting Hardwoods in a renter
I had a recent vacancy in one of my rental houses after six years. This house is a small 1940’s with original hardwood floor. The problem is the hardwoods look aesthetically bad, but the good news is the floors have...
Michael Nahm
Damages after statutory term for returning deposit
Hello fellow BPers,Recently, I had great tenants that moved out after 3 years in a townhome. After they moved, in a routine clean-up, we discovered some broken refrigerator drawers that needed replacing (not really so...