Hi all,I'm new at this landlord gig and I have a bit of a dilemma. A tenant asked if they could adopt a pet; when I replied with the information regarding deposit and pet rent, I never heard back until I followed up t...

I was discussing the issue of people obtaining prescriptions for "emotional support animals" with another landlord and began discussing it with him from a liability perspective.  One of the biggest exposures a landlor...

Our current tenant just send us a request to bring a puppy to the rental unit, which was listed and rented as no dog & cat house. Any advise to avoid have a dog (especially a puppy) to our home? 

Hi All,Just wanted to solicit some feedback from those with more experience around tenants with emotional support animals.  To shorten the whole story, basically during a renewal of a tenant they mentioned that they n...

I own and operate a rental property in Los Angeles County that I rent by the room to college students. Last month I rented to two individuals that knew each other for 2 rooms in my house. I was called out to the prope...

I know there are a lot of questions on this topic. My situation is we had a tenant move in on a Saturday and on Wednesday we found out they have a cat. We have a not pets policy. I also want to mention that they moved...

Just had a renter call me and say that she was diagnosed with PTSD.  She says that the doctor suggest that she get a trained service dog.  She is about 6 months into a year lease that say no pets.  She says this is no...

Updates on CALIFORNIA Emotional Support Animal Law
California is typically a leader in real estate law. I'm licensed in twenty states and this does not yet apply to other states, yet. In the comments please add w...

Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...

Unleash the Power of AI: How ChatGPT Can Turn Your Lackluster Property Listings into Buyer Magnets

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