dogs, dogs, and more dogs

Investor · Maryville, TN · Member since 2014 · 23 posts · 3 votes

Hey all, just had a very enthusiastic applicant apply with 8 dogs!! Have not received the applicant screening back yet. They were curious to see if I would lower the pet fee or allow them to pay it over time. The pet fee is $300 each pet. Would it be a mistake to rent to people with a herd of canines or lower the fee? $2400 plus rent and deposit is a hefty price to pay.

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Trailson

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Real Estate Investor · Shelton, WA · Member since 2013 · 369 posts · 639 votes

Atleast they were honest, and weren't like: "Umm..We have 1 dog and uhh..7 goldfish"

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Investor · Mt. Laurel, NJ · Member since 2016 · 35 posts · 7 votes
9y
Holy smokes, 8 dogs? Just imagine collecting $2400 in dog fees plus rent. Maybe you'd make a whole new strategy, haha. But in all seriousness, that's a hard "no".
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Shazia Chiu
Real Estate Agent · Heber, UT · Member since 2016 · 56 posts · 46 votes
9y
Holllleee cow! I think they need to rent a unit that includes a kennel ;) I don't think I'd be comfortable having that many dogs in a rental. Lots of potential for damage with a herd like that!
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Cherie Ganesh
Commercial Real Estate Broker · memphis, TN · Member since 2017 · 60 posts · 24 votes
9y
In additional to probable ordinance violations, nothing was mentioned about the liability issues that could cause your insurance company to cancel your insurance if they find out that many dogs on on the premises. Although landlord is not directly the responsible party but is definitely the deep pockets should an attorney get involved. You end up having to deal with going to court to try to prove to a judge that you weren't who owned the dogs. However, you did allow the tenant to have the dogs and most likely allowed an ordinance to be violated. We have very strong pet language and even restrict certain breeds and restrict the tenant from chaining the dog to a post in the back yard. Since we live close to our rental houses, we typically find out what's going on by going by to do some type of maintenance review like making sure they're changing air filters in the HVAC units. Any excuse to get into the property and see how things are going. Usually just a notice to our tenants have resolved issues before they get out of hand.
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San Jose, CA · Member since 2015 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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You know the answer to this question. And if you're seriously not sure, pretend your best friend who is a new landlord asked you this question. What would your answer be to them?
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