Blake C.
Which Tenant would you take?
Tenant A: Individual with high paying job over 4x rent. Recent college grad that is on a 14 month contract at a local defense contractor. This place only hires solid people and does strong background checks. He is fro...
Leslie Johnson
What do you do about pets?
What are your thoughts on tenants having pets? Do you charge an extra monthly rate for pets? Limit size? Extra security deposit?
Yenlan Patton
Asking for pet rules
My husband and I own few houses for rent for additional income. We have 2 family moved in few months back at our properties. These 2 family have the same issue…"sneaking" the pet while they signed without pets. One fa...
Jon S.
Pet Policies, Addendums, Clauses, Experiences?
Tenants want to have a dog and are requesting a list of dogs that I would approve. I have not approved a pet yet and have not even created a pet policy, agreement, addendum, or clause that I could use. The lease is v...
Jacob Haskins
Vetting Applicants with Pets
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...
Justin Harrison
Tenant forged ESA letter from doctor
In a nutshell, two tenants didn’t disclose a pet until confronted a month into tenancy, said they were finishing up paperwork to register it as an emotional support animal (ESA), and then sent in a forged signature fr...
Lauren C.
Owner Occupied- Can the Owner Have a Dog but Not Allow Tenants?
Hi All,I'm in the process of rehabbing our first investment property. It's an up/down duplex and we will be living in the second floor unit and renting out the first. We want to get a dog but don't want to allow our t...
Account Closed
Fair Housing Act - Limiting Number of Residents
I have a small SFR and would like to limit the number people occupying the dwelling. It is 2 bedroom, one bath and a little over 600 square-foot. In the past I have had mostly two person rental agreements and they a...
Collin Hays
The Reality of Pets and Your Vacation Rental
Did you know that 53 percent of vacationers are traveling with their dog or cat, yet only an estimated 15 percent of vacation rentals "allow" pets? That means that pets are likely staying at your rental, regardless of...
Maneesh Joshi
Pets for rental property
Hello All, I am considering allowing dogs for my rental property in Philadelphia. Even though I am hesitant to do so I feel like it will open up the tenant pool. I am planning on having discretion on what types of d...