Is a skunk in the yard my responsibility?

Is a skunk in the yard my responsibility?

Rental Property Investor · Jersey City, NJ · Member since 2011 · 1k+ posts · 876 votes

The tenant thinks I'm responsible to pay to trap a skunk that's bothering them by hanging out stinking up the yard and messing with their cat .  Seems a stretch to me, but the wife said if it were rats in the yard we'd feel responsible.  Thoughts?

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Investor · Weston, MA · Member since 2017 · 28 posts · 19 votes
9y

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Shoot the skunk.

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  • Rental Property Investor · Jersey City, NJ · Member since 2011 · 1k+ posts · 876 votes
    9y
    Originally posted by @Shelley F.:

    Saw a cute meme on facebook. Wish that I had saved it. It was a pic of a skunk gobbling down cat food, while the cats (yes plural) sat a few feet away. 

    The caption?

    'Discretion is the better part of Valor'

     I could have taken that pic of my own cats respectfully watching the possums eat. Possums are nasty.

  • Investor · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2017 · 12 posts · 7 votes
    9y

    Follow the advice that @Colleen F. has provided and you'll be on the right track. This isn't a quick fix, but it isn't that complicated either, and shouldn't cost you much, if anything to resolve.

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