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Benjamin Fye Emotional Support Animal (MN)
1 November 2021 | 8 replies

Hi, I have been finding conflicting information online and on the forums about emotional support animals.  I have a current tenant that got a dog, after I questioned the dog being there he said he was working on makin...

Kyle Coleman How to deal with pets
12 May 2017 | 19 replies

All,I'm a first-time landlord, we're looking to rent our first property as it is.  I have a SFH that is entirely tile, so floors are pretty durable.  My question is this, I set a non-refundable pet deposit that is hal...

Cindy Schneider First time landlord doing the first tenant turnover
31 July 2020 | 10 replies

I am currently house hacking a duplex and when I purchased it last November the renters on the other side stayed and now they are leaving the end of July. I plan to do a minor remodel on that side and have the unit av...

Todd Powell Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
28 October 2018 | 99 replies

I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...

Jack B. Another pitbull as an "emotional support animal" applicant
23 June 2020 | 39 replies

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...

Michael Masterson Service Dog of non-tenant...how to handle
15 September 2019 | 19 replies

I have a tenant who has been in my property for quite some time. Truth be told not exactly the best (typically late, noise complaints from my other units, parks in grass, etc) I've just found out that she had someone ...

Steffen Cushing STR question- how would you handle
24 September 2023 | 2 replies

wanted to see how others in the group would handlereceived an inquiry to book my STR down in FL. our listing shows that no pets are allowed (find we book the same without and less stress). guest sent inquiry asking if...

Jen R. HUD issuing new ESA guidelines
15 May 2019 | 0 replies

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...

Nicholas Morgan Signed Pet Rent Lease...now registered as emotional support...?
13 April 2021 | 23 replies

Hello everyone, I have tenants who moved into a property back in November 2020 and signed a lease through April 2022. They had two pets and they have signed as part of the lease a section discussing an additional $75/...

Chris B. Declaring service animals / emotional support animals prior to signing the lease
16 May 2023 | 21 replies

I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord.  It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so.  Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...