Penalties for dog poop?
Hi all,
I have a three-unit property where I allow approved pets. Tenants in two of the units have dogs. There are no private yards on this property.
My Pet Agreement says, "Tenant agrees to clean up after the pet and to dispose of pet’s waste properly and quickly. This means pet waste shall be picked up while fresh and that no pet waste shall remain on the ground at any time on any part of the property."
Nevertheless, there's pet waste on the ground. (The tenants seem to think that it's okay to keep the poop close to their dwelling; I've told them otherwise.) People step in it. Yuck.
Yes, I could just kick these tenants out, but that's its own kind of pain. I'm thinking of revising the Pet Agreement to add a penalty for leaving pet waste on the ground. Have you ever done something like this? If so, what language did you use (and how do you enforce it)?
Thank you!