About to try to rent out my parents house for the first time. I'm trying to figure out what my policies should be. It's a single family house in a quiet suburb. Will I have trouble getting a tenant if I refuse pets? O...

I’m having some anxiety over an issue I’m having with my tenant. I own a two family house. I live on the first floor and I have a tenant on the 2nd floor. In June 2018 a retired cop moved in. During the interview we t...

My wife and I are new to landlording and would like to know everyone's opinion on pet deposits/fees. We are multiple pet owners ourselves so we want to make our units pet friendly. We have noticed that some people ask...

Hi Everyone,   Have a friend that just started renting his house.  His lease doesn't state anything about allowing or denying a dog or pet.  There was no mention of a dog or pet during the screening process. Now the d...

We're closing on our first 4-plex at the end of this month (yay!).  The building is two stories, two units up, two down.  The lower units each have their own moderately-sized enclosed yards with a small, paved patio a...

Hi all,I have a sweet tenant (30-something male) with a dog. I think this tenant means well, but he's pretty naive. He's left his short-haired dog tied up outdoors all night in winter, left it caged indoors all day wh...

We have an apartment complex in Denver, Co. We established a NO pet policy many years ago and recently a tenant secured a Service dog because of a trauma she suffered. Im not against dogs but...other tenants are const...

Hi, dear landlords on BP!!! I am going to close my first BRRRR house this month and will start the renovation next month. The strategy for this house is for rent for a few years then sell it or maybe just keep it as a...

Dog Bites

A tenant gave me notice and I confirmed it and posted a letter on the door as well as sent certified letter.  She has broken the front door and basically messed up the unit.  She is to be out at the end of April.  Now...