Rental Property Investor · Grapevine, TX · Member since 2018 · 33 posts · 17 votes
I am currently house hacking a property and just renewed a lease with my tenants. I have discovered that they just got a new puppy and the language in my lease states that no pets are allowed. What would you do in this situation? Haven't had any other issues then this.
@James Powell If you don't want animals in the house, then you need to enforce the lease. Tell them they can either move or find a new home for the puppy. They might try to pull the emotional support animal trick and if they do, make sure you get a letter from a local doctor to support that, not something they got online.
Specialist · ID · Member since 2015 · 38 posts · 23 votes
7y
i sort of had this situation, my tenant did ask me before hand and i ended up saying it was fine. i believe i collected a pet deposit at that point. BUT the only reason i did it with this particular tenant was because he had been there for over a year, paid early, never complained, kept the place very nice and was practically a perfect tenant. I have been asked by others and said no. so for you i would ask, how are the tenants? if they are great i would not make too big of a deal of it but do point out to them what the lease states, then i would collect a pet deposit and maybe even have them sign off on the old lease, sign a new one with the pet deposit and a small increase in rent... or something like that. If they have been a pain i would try to stick to the lease and get them to comply, but that can be a royal pain...