Alyssa Paros
Can You Decline a person from Their Questionnaire Answers?
We've just started showing our first unit. It's non smoking, minimum income of 3 times the rent, basically all stipulations listed in Brandon & Heather's management book.We had a prospective tenant ask to bring he...
John Collins
Security Deposit for 20 lb dog?
New tenant is looking to a get a fully grown dog (20 lb) in a couple months - the space has new floors. With a new dog you can't really tell how well behaved he'll be or if he'll act up. How much extra security deposi...
Carrie Angyal
The Dreaded Pitbull
Let me start by saying that I am a dog lover, all dogs and breeds. However we are closing on a property and inheriting a tenant with a pitbull. I've tried to get insurance to include the dog but it's astronomical. T...
Heather Loyal
MTR~If you allow pets, do you preemtivley treat for fleas in-between stays?
Question to the group....I am going to allow pets in my mid-term rental. It is a quad-plex with a shared courtyard (duplex up front, up-down in back). I'm in Florida, so the flea potential is real! How do you mitig...
Julie Haveman
Raise rent and get rid of pit bull on new purchase
Hi,
We close on a duplex this coming Friday. The rents are significantly below market rents. They are at $610 per month on each side. The market rent is about $925 per month. Rents have never been raised and the tena...
Frank Daly
Dog bits protection
How do you protect oneself from being sued do to dog bits on your property What kind of language can I put into my contract to protect oneself? Does anyone have an idea.
Account Closed
What do you look for during a pet screening?
So I see a lot of people discussing pet interviews or pet screening when considering people with pets. I see it when I’m looking at rental listings too. Everywhere that’s “pet friendly” says “case by case” or “must su...
David K.
Emotional Support Dog
Hello BP community,I own a 2-fam townhouse in PA. The upstairs tenant moved in about 2 years ago and since obtained a pitbull. The HOA has dog size restrictions and this pitbull does not qualify. A neighbor recently c...
Sunil Kumar
Renting to a prospective tenant with a large service dog
A prospective tenant has a 60 lb. Service dog. I do allow tenants in my 15-plex to have a small pet (less that 15 lbs). The applicant is disabled and has provided me a doctors letter and the documentary proof of her d...
Lorien Rollins
Pet Fee at Move In & Pet Rent Monthly
In my experience managing apartment communities, we have charged renters a pet fee (nonrefundable) at move in AND a monthly pet rent. I'm renting my SFH for the first time and am unsure how to charge the future renter...