What are the risks of renting to a tenant with a dog?

[Eric Hathway]

I just bought a 3 family home and need to fill 2 of the units. I have one applicant with 4 children and an applicant for the other vacant unit with a black lab.

There is a fenced in yard all tenants would share.

What do I need to consider, ask, put in the lease agreements?  What is the owner of the property liable for?

[Brandon Ingegneri]

my answer to the question asked in the title of your post is...A lot less than a tenant without a dog.  

They are out there, and they are what you want especially with 4 kids running around at the property also.