William Conrad
Troublesome/Revolting Tenant Advice
Last year I purchased a four-unit multi-family with 50% occupancy. Before purchase, I noticed cat feces on the floor of one of the occupied apartments. It was concerning, but not a reason not to buy. I assumed, perhap...
Rich Acri
Emotional Support Animals
Currently have a tenant who is always late on rent and now would like to get an emotional support dog, already allowed them two cats and knocked 50 off there rent because they couldn't afford it. Worried they cant aff...
Raj Swarnam
Pet Deposit Refund with lease renewal
Hi , I Just bought my First Investment property with tenants in place. Current tenants are willing to sign a new 1 yrs lease starting sep 1st. They had a pet (Cat) last year 2014-2015 and not anymore .Tenant request t...
Amber Forkey
Non Refundable Pet Fees vs. Pet Rent
Looking for some guidance on how to navigate the pet fee world. I'll be using petscreening.com and am trying to figure out if I should be doing a nonrefundable pet fee at move in PLUS the monthly pet rent or should I ...
Kevin V.
My Tenants are slobs!
HI all,Looking for some advice on what to do with my messy tenants of 6 months in one of my SFHs.Today I was building a fence at one of my properties and tripped a breaker for the outdoor outlet. I asked them to let m...
Jason Lovemore
Sellers moved away and left their family cats
Dear BP Community,
I bought a house in Chicago and the sellers decided to abandon their 2 family cats inside the property. What’s the best course of action to get rid of these cats? Thank you
Robert Raffalo
What Pet Rents/ Deposits are you charging now?
Hello everyone! I searched on Pet Fees and found some info. from about 3 years ago... all good stuff, but I thought it was time for an update. I like the idea of increasing the normal security deposit, instead of ch...
Mahesh P.
Change Pet Policy or Wait Longer for Tenants
Hello BP Community,I've a situation that I'd like to get your thoughts and wisdom on.We have a rental townhouse that has a no pet policy. House has been on market for ~7 weeks with only 5 showings. We understood from ...
Nick Leamon
Cat Smell
Hey BP Nation,So I had some tenants move out that had cats. I used their deposit to replace all the carpet and have the house professionally cleaned, at first everything was fine, its been about 2 months now, and the ...
Account Closed
Pets? Yes or now on cats and dogs...
I have some units coming up... I usually do not allow for pets but lots of demand for this and I want to max my options. So.... cats and dogs... yes or now and how about surcharges or cleaning fees etc?