Rick Bassett
A Pit Bull by any other name
We are a 'Pet Friendly' LL in our properties, at lease those without carpets and that's the majority of them, but we do limit the type and size of PETS to 40lbs max and none that are on the Insurance 'watch list'. We ...
Greg Bishop
Philly Pet Friendly Rental Advice
Hey everyone,
My wife and I just went through our first go-round of tenants in our first rental and have new tenants coming in in August. So far our rental experience has been great.
We are pet lovers and have a s...
Jonna Weber
Pitbull
Quick question. If you were in negotiations on the purchase of a SFH rental property in a nice neighborhood, would you be deterred by a barking pitbull that lives next door? Just discovered the dog today, and accor...
Quan Tran
Pets misbehave, who is held liable, tenant or landlord?
If we allow pets for our rentals and let's say the pet bit a visitor is the landlord held liable?
Corey Vadasz
"Therapy Animal" law discussion. Action needed
In less than 2 minutes I Google searched "therapy animal certification", clicked on a link, and was all the way through the process and to the payment page to register ANY dog as an "emotional support animal". All for...
Joe Splitrock
Cats: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
We have never accepted cats in our properties. The main reason being that we have heard nightmares about cats spraying all over homes and many people are allergic to cats. We purchased a home that had cat pee soaked c...
Michael Sherwood
pet deposit
What is your policy on pet deposits? I am considering renting to a couple that has a dog and also works at an animal shelter ( so they might have an occasional additional animal) The place needs new carpets so I wa...
Marissa G.
No Pets - But, should I reconsider?
Hello! My husband and I posted our first rental property (single-family home) yesterday and decided to NOT allow pets. I received a reply from someone asking if I'd consider. My immediate thought was no. We are being ...
Kris Haskins
neighbor has 2 rottweiler dogs keep getting loose
I have a neighbor that has 2 big ass rotty's near one of my houses. They look like they weigh over 100 pounds each. I don't think they're mean but you never know with a beast like that. We've called the animal...
Reyna R.
Tenant requested to allow dog after moved in
My new (less than a month old) tenant is requesting for us to allow his dog in the unit. Until this request came up there was never any mentioning of any ownership of dog by this individual. I'm a dog owner myself so ...