I came to find out that my tenants have acquired a "long term guest".  One roommate just left for several months and the long term guest has now moved into their room and pays them a portion of rent.  This new person ...

Hi All, I'm putting my townhouse up for rental. I'm open to allowing pets. Is it generally a good idea to have restrictions on certain dog breeds? How does that play out with landlord insurance policies? The HOA itsel...

Hello All, I am considering allowing dogs for my rental property in Philadelphia. Even though I am hesitant to do so I feel like it will open up the tenant pool. I am planning on having discretion on what types of d...

Hello BP members:On one of my multi-unit properties I have allowed the tenants to have pets and I have been having lot of issues. Issue 1 - The tenant that lives below them has been continuously sending me emails abou...

This is probably the best study I've found on the benefits of renting to pet owners. Too many Landlords believe pets cause too many problems and result in a loss of revenue. This study found the opposite to be true. B...

Require certification of specific training done by approved dog trainer at renters expense.renter would have the certification for its 4 legged family member , risk would be very slim and tenant landlord and ins. Co. ...

I just recently renter my apartment to a lady (25) and fiancee (21) less than 2 weeks ago. In her signed rental application form she stated she didn't own a pet. on the rental application form states that your lease c...

Hello,Searching the discussion board I didn't really see this question posed.We have a potential renter who would like to bring their pregnant dog who will (of course) have puppies.  The puppies will be gone within 8 ...

I am a pretty new investor, with two buy and hold single family properties.I have a question about pets...we do allow pets, and we have a $500 pet deposit, $250 of which is non-refundable.I have a fantastic tenant (ex...

This property is our personal former home and I list it by myself as a realtor.

One new headache needs experienced landlords help: one potential has good income, meet the criteria of credit score (close to 680) and m...