Bill Rogers
Emotional Support Animals and pet deposit
Has anyone ever had to deal with tenants and emotional support animals (ESA)? I have a potential tenant who I am screening now who has an emotional support animal. This is the first time I have ever had to deal with a...
Shaquetta Chittams
Emotional Support Animal Form and Policy
Does anyone have a form and policy they provide to prospective or current tenants with emotional support animals?I've read several posts and gotten some great information but I would like to have a document or policy ...
Nathan Gesner
HUD Issues New Service Animal Guidance
HUD issued a new notice regarding service animals and reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act.CLICK HERE for the official announcement from HUDThis guide provides housing providers with a set of best prac...
Jeffrey Richard
ESA animal and no pet policy
A tenant brought in a pit bull as a ESA animal and got a letter to do so.Our rental agreement says no pets allowed. Are we allowed to evict them or tell them to get rid of the animal?
Aaron Wyssmann
I love property management and I'm not kidding. Who else gets to deal with this in their regular day? Oh BTW is a duck a "pet"?
A tenant had a maintenance request about the bathtub handle. It would come off and spray out when taking a shower. So I sent my plumber out there this morning to fix it. He called me and asked whether they had paid...
James Nelson
What to do if renter brought dog to no pet listing
Hey,I’m pretty new to the self managing vacation rental game. We have a beach house that states very clearly no pets allowed in the house rules. The guest has signed a renter agreement and paid a $500 security deposit...
Brad Jacobson
Emotional Support Dogs - Legalities
Hi Fellow BP Fans,Recently I've had conflicts at both my short-term rental and a traditional rental with people claiming the pet policies don't apply to their support dogs. I have two questions in regards to this:1. ...
Jen R.
HUD issuing new ESA guidelines
Sharing an article I just read that I thought would be of interest to the community, especially considering the confusion surrounding this issue. Hopefully good news - looks like HUD will soon be issuing more restrict...
Mark E
Pet deposit...
Hi guys gals.. my tenant wants to get a pet which I said was okay.. I was curious what is the common way of handling this situation in terms of how much I should charge for a deposit. I know it probably varies but its...
Nick Troutman
Pet fees monthly or 1 time fee?
Does anyone charge monthly or annually for pets? My PM’s contract says a 1x fee for pets and I’m wondering about possibly charging more though I’m not sure if that’s standard or what?