New investor alert.!!  I am buying a duplex in a small city in Northeastern Pennsylvania (Lackawanna county) , Current tenants are both on section 8 vouchers and rents are FAR below market rent rates. Both tenant leas...

I have certain rules for pets that are included in my pet addendum. For example how they must behave, cleaning up pet waste promptly, pets can not be left unattended outside, tenants are responsible for flea infestati...

Can someone help with the meanings on these three terms? What can you not discriminate towards?  Tenants and prospective tenants throw these terms around and it gets quite confusing on what exactly we should and can s...

Sadly, this is not a hypothetical. Thanks to some serious family troubles, my girlfriend needs to find a new place to rent.
She has two dogs. Medium-sized, one of which acts as a service dog for her (diabetic). The o...

Today I got 2 inquiries from prospective renters with service dogs. One is a chihuahua, and the other inquirer's dog is a puppy, and not even certified yet. It still has 26 weeks of training left before being certifie...

Do you allow pets in your short term rentals? There is good justification whether yes or no. We find it works for us in the summer season but it depends on your risk tolerance as pets can significantly damage your pro...

I just moved a tenant in yesterday. Young couple with a small child. They seem very nice and easy to work with. They said they would like to get a pet in the future, specifically a german shepherd (puppy). I kn...

Have an applicant that meets our criteria but has cockatiels and sugar gliders. Never been faced with these before. Anybody have experience or thoughts with this?TIA

I was renting to tenants earlier this year. This was at the home that I own and live in - it has 2 levels and I set it up so that the downstairs area has private access/entry and also has a fridge kitchenette area.

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I inherited dream tenants and it is time to renew their lease. On their original lease, it states they will be charged $200 pet fee for EACH pet at the renewal of the lease. (They have 2 dogs) Does this seem steep? I ...