Quan Tran
Pets misbehave, who is held liable, tenant or landlord?
If we allow pets for our rentals and let's say the pet bit a visitor is the landlord held liable?
Matthew Wright
Therapy/emotional support dog
Anybody have experience with tenant proposing they get a dog for "medical" reasons? She knows there's a no dog policy and has been in the building a while. I do not allow dogs, and this dog she's proposing will not be...
Mike R.
tenant lying about pet
hi,we have a tenant that is lying about having a pet(s) and not sure how to proceed given we haven't actually seen the animal(s). We know there is at least a dog and possibly a cat because a few months after she move...
David Sray
How do you charge for tenant pets?
Hi, folks. Just wondering how folks in the Austin area are handling tenant pets. I've been charging ~$250 per pet refundable deposit, but am starting to wonder if I should do a non-refundable fee instead, or even pet ...
Kyle Graves
Owner rights regarding Emotional Support Animal
Hi, I'm new to renting. And I've already had a problem.
I have a prospective tenant who has an ESA dog. I was wanting an additional deposit since there was an animal involved, I made it clear it wasn't a "pet" depos...
Ryan Mills
Maintenance and pet addendums
I will be renting out my house for the first time and have screened my tenants properly. I would like to add a maintenance and pet addendum to my lease to be more specific. Can anyone recommend one to use or tips when...
Jing Tagle
End of Lease with Emotional Support Animal
Hi BP Community, I need your input as to what to do in a situation I'm having with one of my tenants in California. This particular tenant is a dog walker and had a pitbull that I discovered she was keeping in her h...
Dean Suzuki
Tenant is requesting to get a cat
Hi,
I have a tenant that has leasing my property for over a year and has been good at making their payments on time (in other words a pretty good tenant). They asked if they could get a cat. We currently ha...
Andrew Briggs
On the Fence about my tenant...
My tenant has been with me for 3 years. He's single, he pays regularly and he is not "high maintenance." In fact, I've had very little maintenance requests from him. Sometimes he pays late, but that is very infrequ...
Kurtis Montgomery
Inherited tenant questions.
I bought a duplex fully occupied in June. Tenant A is neat and quiet. Tenant B is a woman that can't do anything for herself, but she pays rent on time. In the lease and my initial inspection, the tenant did not sp...