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Thor Camargo Support/Assistance Animals question
5 November 2020 | 2 replies

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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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...

Jo Zhou Urgent, Help, Potential Tenant with Pitball
27 April 2018 | 134 replies

Please help me look at my situation: My PM threats me that the potential tenants will sue my insurance company and me for not taking them because they have a pitbull. Seriously, my Property Manager threated me that If...

Dave Fagundes Pet liability for landlords
7 December 2018 | 0 replies

I have a tenant who wants to get a dog. She's a good tenant (as evidenced by the fact that she raised the pet issue with me rather than just doing it), and I want to accommodate her to maintain our positive relationsh...

Wes Glass Tenant sneaks in pitbull as ESA after signing a lease for a no animal property!
21 February 2024 | 23 replies

I am a landlord for a couple duplexes. Been doing this for about 10 years. My property management just put in a tenant in side A of one of the duplexes. I have a no animal policy (unless it's service animal which is r...

Roger Bernard Landlord wants to charge me for guests ESA
26 May 2021 | 13 replies

I have a guest who frequents my apartment, and has two Emotional Support Animals. The landlord is requesting that I pay registration fees and pet fees in order for the ESAs to be allowed at the complex. Is this legal?

Emily N. ESA (Emotional Support Animal) Attacks Neighbor's Kid
8 June 2022 | 6 replies

Hi All!
As the title states, we manage an apartment complex with a strict no pets policy and were forced to accept a resident's dog when they submitted an ESA letter. Yesterday we received notice that the ESA (a pitb...

John Thedford Is A "Working Dog" Classified As "Service Animal"?
19 December 2015 | 17 replies

Anyone have facts or guidance on this? In one of my rentals I have a law enforcement officer with a working dog (K-9). Originally, my broker stated I HAD to rent to this person because it is a "service animal". The te...

Douglas Larson Really...!?!... Is there such a thing as a "service hamster?"
26 August 2018 | 26 replies

Over the past 10 years I have leased a few dozen SFRs in several towns in Utah. I have also had rentals in Hawaii and California. I sometimes have one or two people mention a service dog but this spring I have 2 vacan...

Perry Ivy The game changing animal issue, what can be done?
15 October 2017 | 17 replies

It seems as though the no pet policy is soon to be outlawed and I’m concerned. My company has had a mo pet policy since inception, however the law has changed to now force me to take in ESA animals. This includes hors...