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Daniel E. Intense odor from pets, grease, and who knows what else... Best way to remedy situation?
30 April 2013 | 10 replies

Thanks for reading my first post.

We are in the process of rehabbing a 2-unit house that is over 100 years old. The tenant that most recently lived in the first floor apartment was a bona fide hoarder. He had a littl...

Steven Sestir How to remove Pet odor from carpets
29 July 2023 | 3 replies

Hello everybody,   I know someone on here had to remove pet odor from their carpets, I have a rental where I had my carpets professional shampoo cleaned but it still smells like pets were there.   How did you do it?  ...

Melissa N. Taking Over 12 Unit with Under Market Rent and Pets
18 November 2016 | 13 replies

Hello all, We are purchasing a 12 unit property. Each unit is about $100 under market. Also, the seller allows pets but charges no fees at all. This has turned the place into a "pet motel" (some having 4 pets in a 2 b...

Robert Spiegel Security Deposit Deduction: What is reasonable for cleaning
21 January 2025 | 10 replies

I recently had a long-term (5.5 years) tenant move out. She was a fantastic tenant—always paid on time, easy to work with, and took good care of the property overall. She did move in two cats during her tenancy (with ...

Kevin Ha Pet free while owning a pet?
28 June 2019 | 17 replies

Hello everyone!I'm not sure if this question has been asked before but I am in quite a predicament when it comes to my rental property. I just bought a property and will soon be house hacking away. Currently, I own a ...

Lacee Beitler Large breed dog/ pets in rentals
1 June 2016 | 3 replies

Hi everyone,

Just curious on people's pet policy. We have allowed small to medium sized dogs before with a monthly pet fee, but no cats. They were really good tenants and the unit was very clean when they left, nev...

Bob Mueller Jr. Allow Pets in your STR/Vacation Rental? Yes or No?
21 April 2019 | 21 replies

Did a search for this and couldn't find a lot of discussion about pets in STR, only LTR.  I am trying to rent my "winter" home in St. Pete, FL for 6 months while I'm gone (in 30-day minimum increments thanks to my HOA...

Keith Schulz Cat Urine
16 July 2008 | 24 replies

Has anybody dealt with a cat house before? A place that I am tempted to offer on stinks of cat urine. I figure that I would definitely tear out all the carpet flooring and base trim. However, I'm wondering if the subf...

Nick Doria Looking for the must haves when Creating Landlord policies.
29 January 2016 | 39 replies

Working on creating my policies for becoming a landlord in Chicago, IL before i buy my first building because of the highly ambitious goal of having 1000 rental units by the time I'm 40 (which will be in 13 years from...

J. Brian Walters New Jersey Pet Deposit/Additional Rent
14 April 2020 | 7 replies

In New Jersey it states that you can collect a pet deposit as long as the total security deposit does not go over the month and half maximum allowed by law.  I require a month and half security deposit standard for my...