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I know that applicants who have a service animal are exempted from any no-pets policies and fees/extra charges.
However, what does the law say about emotional support animals? Are applicants who own them protected b...
I have been trying to get more information about opening a prospective residential property to a service or institution that places adults with disabilities into privately owned housing. this would be an independent/...
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Hi,
After marketing my rental for 2 weeks, the only serious renter who submitted an application with $400 deposit is 4 college students ages from 21-23 years old.
I need to rent it out and cover my mortgage especial...
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This judgment was just handed down. I have not yet had a chance to read it in its entirety but it looks quite favorable. Partial Summary Judgment in Baker v. City of Portsmouth
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More and more tenants and tenant applicants are quick to perk up and claim "I have a pitbull, it's an emotional support animal" as if they have found some fool proof loophole. Some applicants have as many as 3 pitbull...
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https://twitter.com/bruce_care...
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https://www.kcrg.com/2020/07/02/iowa-supreme-court-sides-with-pet-allergies-over-support-animal-in-tenant-dispute/This is an unusual case, but I bring it up because it's likely to become more common as emotional suppo...
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Florida recently passed a new law to crack down on all the tenants who were taking advantage of how easy it is to pay a small fee to an online company they never even have to meet with to get their pets registered as ...
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I was 100% fully approved to do a HARP refinance with Citi, to the point that their notary was in my house, in my kitchen, with all of the docs, ready to sign. There was only one problem, an issue I addressed with 5 p...
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Hi Everyone,
I'm Karen M. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and have been just starting to explore the Bigger Pockets community and learn about real estate investing. I am interested in real estate to diversify our investm...