Ben Kirchner
Unauthorized pets or occupants
The tenant at my property has lived in the residence for 1 month now. The known occupants of the house is 2 adults (Mother & Daughter) and 2 children (Daughter's children) Last week, I did a 30 day walk through....
Patrick C.
Emotional Support Animals
Hi Everyone! I have a rental house in the state of Pennsylvania. Current tenant presented a letter and certificate to have a emotional support animal. My lease agreement has a no pet policy. She knew that and now I am...
James DeRoest
Dogs and rat poison
Here's a horrible one for you. Tenant calls last week to say her dog is dying. She had only just bought the dog 4 months earlier. Well, from start symptoms to end symptom (death) took 2 days.Final word from the vet - ...
Qina Cai
How to ensure pet does not damage the house?
70% of the tenant applications I got are with little pets. Agent advised me to charge a $800 deposit per pet. I worry if the pet damages the floor and wall, $800 may not be enough to cover. Is there any rule I can int...
Yannes Chiang
Service Pets - can I deny them?
Hi everyone,Could anyone here share your knowledge about service pets? We have no pet policy in our renal advertisement and I got several applications with service dogs. One applicant has two service dogs, one 60 lbs ...
RJ Reynolds
Roofs with Meows and Woofs, do you allow pets in your rental properties?
I am a Real Estate Agent however, I do not typically handle rental properties. My perspective on this question/discussion is as a tenant. You might find it odd that a Real Estate Agent doesn't own her home, that's a ...
Chai Jonn
Shall I allow cats as pets???
Hello,I have a potential tenant who is interested in renting but has a cat which is declawed. I was wondering what is the experience of other landlords with cars as pets. When I read the forum I see mostly NO to cats!...
Steven Pesavento
Dog Fees: What Do You Charge?
Dog Rental Question: I've got a tenant moving into a property (the 2nd unit in my house) with a Husky. It's an older dog and they claim its well behaved (they reassure me its a perfect dog). This is a fully renovated ...
Chan K.
Tenants with Dog Became Service Dog Issue
Hello Everyone, I have a situation where tenants moved in without a dog. In the ads and when they signed the month-month lease (also in the lease paperwork), I told them that no dog is allowed in the building. Lately,...
Kyle Z.
Am I asking for trouble?
New Landlord here!I recently took a phone call from a potential tenant, interested in my rental property. I started running him through the basic pre-screening questions and red flags flew up left and right but I am ...