Jimmy Jefferson
Can you deny an ESA (Emotional Support Animal)??
I recently rehabbed a property, signed a 2 yr lease with someone, then about a week before she’s supposed to move in, she informs me that she has an ESA (Emotional Support Animal), a huge dog - lab mix. We have a no p...
Robert Shadley
Emotional Support Cats!
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......
John Teachout
Service animals, are they a pet?
I recently rented a SFR and was told the prospective tenants didn't have any pets. We have a no pet policy for some of our properties and allow some small dogs for others (no cats). This property would have allowed sm...
Ashish Wa
Renting out to 3 adults
Hello,I am a first time landlord and have been struggling to rent for 3-4 months. Not a lot of applications but rejected some out of caution. So this couple that now wants to rent has a service dog. Initially I wasn't...
Tami R.
Service,emotional,so on animal....
It seems like everyone has an emotional pet, or service dog or so on. And sometimes 2... i feel like theres a lot that are legit and then a large handful that's just complete ridiculous.
Am I write that I read that y...
David K.
Emotional Support Dog
Hello BP community,I own a 2-fam townhouse in PA. The upstairs tenant moved in about 2 years ago and since obtained a pitbull. The HOA has dog size restrictions and this pitbull does not qualify. A neighbor recently c...
Kilter L.
Tenants with emotional support dogs
Hi Investors! Have you had any experience with tenants with well trained emotional support dogs? I have applicant with excellent credit and income and they have trained emotional support dogs. What's your experience w...
Joey English
A subject-to deal is better than a short sale
Ashley and I recently came across a listing with “possible short sale” in the title. If you don’t know, a short sale occurs when a bank agrees to accept less than what the borrower owes on their mortgage when the prop...
Maria S.
Can I charge deposit for a service dog?
I have a possible tenant that tells me they don't have to pay the pet deposit because their pit bull is a service animal and I legally cannot charge them a pet deposit. Advise please.
David Napier
Pet deposits for Emotional Support Animal
Hello, I'm looking at a possible tenant. He is asking for the pet deposit to be waived since his dog is a ESA ( Emotional Support Animal). Has anyone ran into this before?