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Robert Shadley Emotional Support Cats!
16 June 2017 | 5 replies

Hi BP Nation,OK I have a 1 bedroom apartment for rent and I currently allow tenants to have 1 pet for an additional $25 pet rent.  I had a young interested who has  4 cats!  She says they are emotional support cats......

Frank McGovern What counts towards your pet limit?
12 January 2022 | 5 replies

Breaking this out from the pet cost post.For those of you that do pet limits, what does it apply to? If you have a two-pet limit, can someone do 2 dogs and a hamster? What about 2 spiders and 1 cat?Curious where the l...

Ju Hyun K. I found the tenants used to have three unauthorized cats
16 May 2021 | 7 replies

Hello,
My lease has the following policy: (1) maximum two pets (more than two pets not allowed), (2) for each pet, nonrefundable deposit $250 mandatory, (3) For any pets and animals to be kept in or about the premise...

Jacob Haskins Vetting Applicants with Pets
18 October 2023 | 8 replies

Good morning, BP Community.  I have been reading the forums about allowing tenants with pets.  It seems the community is about a 50/50 split between allowing pets in rentals or not.  I was originally leaning towards a...

Patrick McAvoy Question about a Cat Visit
9 April 2021 | 6 replies

Good afternoon everyone,This is my first post here. I’ve recently become a landlord and everything so far has been relatively smooth sailing. I live in one unit of the duplex while my tenant lives in the other. They r...

Ethan A. Seeking advice: tenant violated lease with many cats
20 January 2025 | 7 replies

Hi all! I am in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area and I am a new landlord, having purchased my first rental property about two and a half years ago.
I have a tenant who lives in my very nice three bedroom unit whose le...

Michael Wegner People who rent to pets! Advise please and thank you!
20 March 2020 | 39 replies

Hi Everyone,

So after countless hours of listening to podcasts, surfing these forums learning from you all, and reading tons of articles/books I am super pumped to finally be closing on my first property in abou...

Jordan Decuir Pet Deposit...what do YOU charge?
11 January 2017 | 25 replies

I am currently marketing my first rental (sfr) and a few prospective tenants have a pet. Just curious as to what folks out there are charging in terms of pet deposits?Basis for amount charged?Refundable/Non-Refundable...

Erica Moore Worth it to allow pets?
14 June 2019 | 63 replies

I'm setting up a new rental (large SFR with backyard) in Cozy and can't decide if I should allow pets or not. My current tenants don't have pets, so it didn't come up previously, but with the new listing I'm leaning t...

Steve Rozenberg Pets or No Pets - That is the Question
3 August 2016 | 13 replies

What Are the Negatives for not Leasing to Tenants with Pets?