Hi guys, Ive been having a difficult time with some of my properties that have carpets. The tenants would leave gum, cat pee/dog poop, etc on the carpets, so I had to change them. The tenants moved in and said they ha...

I'm 26, live in an apartment with my girlfriend, 2 dogs, 1 cat, no kids. I have a decent paying job, with a fairly flexible schedule and I've been interested in using my free time effectively and learning about real e...

First, I have nothing against pets.  I do allow pets in some of my rentals, but I have to say, they DO add to my cost, yet I do not charge a pet fee.Here is a list of things I have personally experienced a tenant's do...

A tenant brought in a pit bull as a ESA animal and got a letter to do so.Our rental agreement says no pets allowed. Are we allowed to evict them or tell them to get rid of the animal?

I own a "B+"  SFR in a HCOL university town with vacancy rates under 3%.  I've owned this unit for the last 2.5 years and have had three turnovers since (first tenant broke lease after 5 months due to job loss and the...

My business partners and I purchased a duplex within the last year. The duplex was fully occupied upon purchase and in an effort to keep it that way (at least initially), we had both tenants sign a lease. The tenant i...

I'm in MI.  My otherwise great tenant contacted me yesterday explaining that he and his girlfriend broke up.  He's been staying elsewhere for a while because he didn't want to kick her small kids out.  Now she has mov...

Hello,I am considering an applicant who plans to get a puppy, vizsla, after he moves into our property. He is working with the breeder now and he said that when the right puppy is born that matches his family, they wi...

I allowed a tenant to have pets (3 small dogs), with a pet deposit of $300. He was the first tenant in a newly renovated unit with refinished wood floors. After several visits in which I found feces on the floor, a gr...

Hi,I have a friend who is a newer landlord such as myself, and he has run into a situation that I thought would be good to pose to the BP community to try and find the right solution. He recently acquired a SFH that h...