I was wondering what is the best way to conduct these? How do fellow landlords do it?1. Do they take pics of interior at move in and have tenants sign each pic? Or just have a tenant sign a move in inspection docs tha...

I'm currently setting up the terms for the rental agreement for a house. I've never delt with pet fees before, but my potential tenants have 2 dogs. I know some people charge pet fees, additional deposits, and additio...

I have a strict no pet policy for my units.  I used to allow small pets but a couple irresponsible tenants allowed there animals to damage carpets, walls, etc. so I got out of the pet business.  Recently, a tenant mov...

Hey all, just had a very enthusiastic applicant apply with 8 dogs!! Have not received the applicant screening back yet. They were curious to see if I would lower the pet fee or allow them to pay it over time. The pet ...

After reading through the landlord forum and taking notes, I have a list of recommended clauses to put into leases. Some were just copy and pasted, so there is some added "commentary" to them. Some of them are also go...

Good evening. We inherited a tenant when a seller signed a one-year lease on a vacant unit two days before our closing. We expected the unit to be vacant at closing and were in for quite a surprise. We decided to give...

Hi Everyone, I am in need of some major advice.  I am starting out with my first rental in Maryland and decided to hire a real estate agent.  My realtor has made a couple of errors with the listing and showing process...

hello .I am new to this forum so please bear with me because I am a new landlord . I would appreciate any advice you can give me. I did not want dogs but the rental company lied to me and hid this from me. They did no...

My new tenant has a dog and they have an ESA certificate from doctor. Can I legally charge them pet rent? its a big brown lab. In my understanding I thought you can't deny someone with a ESA but you should still be ab...