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...

Hello all,My property manager has found a qualified tenant but she has a cat. Initially, I have always been hesitant to the idea of pets in general just because you can never be sure how well the pet is taken care of....

First let me start off by saying that this thread is for those animal lovers that have pets and consider those pets to be a part of their family. I don't really need to hear from the cold-hearted, non-animal lovin...

Hi All: I am a new landlord in Alameda, CA. One of my units in a duplex, we had a couple come in, and tell us: "we know your ad said one small pet is negotiable, but we have one dog that is 50-65 lbs. Would you still ...

An existing tenant is asking for permission to include German Shephard dog while renewing lease.  Willing to pay $600 dog fee annually.  It is unit 1first floor of a 2-Flat in Forest Park.  The property has a small fr...

Hi all,I'm "considering" renting to someone who has a cat. This going against my strict policy of no pets to forego the rental sitting on the market longer than normal.My PM says that I can charge a SD for the cat and...

I have 4 units with a shared yard. I inherited 2 tenants with dogs(total of 7 dogs). They both have year leases that I also inherited. The leases don't have a pet clause or anything about the consequences of not picki...

Looking for some guidance on how to navigate the pet fee world. I'll be using petscreening.com and am trying to figure out if I should be doing a nonrefundable pet fee at move in PLUS the monthly pet rent or should I ...

I have a home that is rented by three tenants.  Two of those tenants have dogs.  One of the dogs seems to get out and I have now received a complaint from a neighbor next to the property.  I requested that all tenants...

Hello smart people, I have a problem that I would like to know how you would handle this so I don’t mess something up.
I have 8 livable mobile homes. Two homes have tenants that were there before we took over. The...