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I'm making my list information. I'm doing a modified 5 Day Sale, and the address will be given to everyone at the same time-the Fri eve or Sat AM of the sale. Anyone out of the Tucson area who is interested will get 2 files emailed to them, one with most of the print info that is available at the house, and a second file with about 20 photos. The other info will be available to the purchaser, of course.

Question: BP form asks for keywords, one of which is "fixer".
There is some work that a buyer might do, I decided to not, because a buyer might choose a different product than I would, or, choose to not do the work at all. If I were living in it, my choice would be to not, because I would remove and alter ($$) a portion when I could. :D
Every RE Agent that I asked about it said to leave AS IS, so I am.
So even though there are things that someone might choose to do, does that make it a fixer?
Probably not.
I'll put it in there that way.
Ofgift

Thanks, All,
What happened was that, in the process of interviewing property managers for my rental, I called the co that handles that property. I didn't know they still did. Anyway, the agent said that the property had been owned by two people. They split up, and one bought out the other. Hence the low amount. Problem is it still impacts the averages for the neighborhood.
Ofgift

Remember that Service Animals are not just dogs. And if the animal IS a dog, size is probably not an issue except possibly in some instances.

The courts have just recently addressed SPECIES that could properly be used as service animals, so if someone claims his snake, rabbit, bird, or fish is a SA, that's probably not correct.

Will said, "In my opinion, it would be shamefull to charge such a fee. This type of dog's behavior would be much better than most human tenants.
At any rate, legal or not, I would never charge a pet fee for that."
No, you can't charge a pet fee,as a SA in not, by law, a pet, but you might be able to charge a refundable cleaning fee. DO call the ADA hotline--if that ever comes up for me, I sure will.

Find out what ADA guidelines for disability are (and remember it's not up to a landlord to determine if a person is disabled or not). I say that because more and more people are claiming disability in order to have their animals where they would not otherwise be able to have them. And it's causing huge problems for truly disabled people.

You said, "These animals may be housed on the premises so long as they are in the direct service of those they were trained to serve and so long as Landlord is notified in advance in writing of the circumstances."

I do not think the landlord has to be told at all that the individual uses a SA, but am very possibly wrong. CHECK with the hotline.

Stores (and probably landlords, but check with ADA Hotline) need to know that they can ask the task question and should be doing so to keep the frauds out. Store managers don't want to punish disabled folks, and they're forbidden by law to ask what a person's disability is. But they do have
a right to ask what tasks the animal is trained for. If the owner can't
answer from the following list, the store owner has the right to ask the owner
to remove the pet.
The tasks are specifically manual, such as help with walking, seeing,
hearing, speaking, breathing, learning or working for people with a physical or
mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of life's major
activities. Being told by a pet owner that "he makes me calm" doesn't cut it

There are only 3 questions a business can ask of a SD Handler.

1. Is that a service animal that assists with your disability? You can NOT ask WHAT their
disability is.
2. Is that a SD/Assistance Dog? If it is not wearing a Marked Vest,
Guide/Mobility Harness, etc.
3. WHAT task(s) does the Dog do for you?
(Due to the SCOTUS ruling in Grill vs. COSTCO)

Be aware that Fed law does not require SD users to vest, harness, or otherwise identify their dogs. I don't, except that she wears an X-Back harness almost constantly when we're out. That's not a standard SD harness, but it works best for us.

A: The ADA defines a service animal as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government.

Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks that the individual with a disability cannot perform for him or herself. "Seeing eye dogs" are one type of service animal, used by some individuals who are blind. This is the type of service animal with which most people are familiar. But there are service animals that assist persons with other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities. Some examples include:

_____Alerting persons with hearing impairments to sounds.

_____ Pulling wheelchairs or carrying and picking up things for persons with mobility impairments.

_____Assisting persons with mobility impairments with balance.

Hope this helps, but remember, I am NOT a lawyer, this is NOT legal advice, and I am NOT current with recent rulings. Do check with your local, state, and federal law. The law that grants the most access is the one that trumps all others.

Ofgift

What is the url for that "bad tenant" site?
Ofgift

It's in Tucson. And _I_ didn't choose the price range, SHE did, and still refused to list!
LOL.
I talked to a few other agents, and most suggested the same price range.
I'm preparing to do a sale on it myself, using most of the strategies of a "5 Day Sale"
In fact, I finally got an ad onto one site this morning, and hope to get it on others over the next few days.
I hope to have notice of it on BP by Friday.

I'm tweaking the technique a bit: advertising it for about 3 weeks, rather than 5 days, advertising it nationwide, rather than just the local area (we do get snow birds), and offering separate inspection periods for people with EI/MCS, because of their needs.
Otherwise the sale will be the same for everybody.
Interested People out of the area will get emailed a file with all the paperwork and photos the Sat of the inspection date. Those folks can call or email a bid, and that name will go on the bid sheet along with everyone else's, for the round robin bidding on Sunday night.
Ofgift

Okay, folks, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
First, your lease agreement is "out of date", therefore out of compliance with the law. It SHOULD be Service Animals (SA), not "seeing eye" dogs. May sound nit-picky, but businesses who have such signs (Seeing eye dogs only)still try to deny access to other types of SAs illegally.

Go read the thread in this forum "PET DEPOSIT" started by Mark E.

I use a Service Animal. I own my home, so am not impacted by Fair Housing laws, which really have nothing to do with Service animals but with Emotional Support Animals(ESAs). Disabled people are protected under Civil Rights law, and their Service Animals trained to mitigate their disability have certain rights.

ESAs are NOT SAs, and do not have the same access. And, it's not the ANIMAL that has rights, it is the disabled person. (Disabled under the guidelines of the ADA).

Check with the ADA about refundable deposits. No, a SA is NOT a pet, and I don't know if a refundable deposit can be collected in advance. When you find out, please come back and tell us.

Go read that thread. Maybe it's time for ME to find out if a deposit can be collected.
I know two people with SAs who live in apartments, and they have destroyed the places, to the point, both managers have refused to renew their leases.
Disabled people are just like everyone else: Some take care of the animal, some don't.
Check with the ADA hotline, ask lots of questions.
Ofgift

Yesterday, before reading this, I got two timers and planned to put them on lights in the house. I did put a couple of inexpensive tables in the house, and folding chairs, a few towels in the bathrooms.
Now I will get the light on sooner rather than later. I'm there pretty frequently during the day, as work is being done and I live a mile away.
I thought it was interesting: I went over one night at dusk, and was still there, lights on, when it was dark. Imagine MY surprise when the doorbell rang. (No outside lights were on, but my van was very visible in the driveway.
It was a teenager, asked if her friend was there (in my house) she said she thought she lived there.
I have steel security doors, but no window bars.
Ofgift

Those are great questions! Thanks for them.
Ofgift

Let's see:
Exercise the dog, rake the leaves and trash up, do the dishes, clean the house, do the laundry (including changing and remaking the beds) wash and gas up the van...
Oh, a biggie---get my computer to work better and faster. I had a thought today (EUREKA! :mrgreen: ) I wonder if my 8 year old mouse is part of the problem. I worked much of the day on a couple of documents, and then all the word docs closed--lost that file, but others were recovered. So now I'm redoing the work. I just stopped in to play a bit, now gotta run! :roll:
Ofgift

As part of my 5 Day sale, I had a presale inspection done. I planned to have it available for potential purchasers to look at.
On another paper, there is this statement:
"The information herein is not guaranteed to be accurate. The buyer is urged to exercise his own DUE DILIGENCE. We recommend the buyer seek independent professional inspections. If you do not understand the information, seek competent counsel."
Will that protect me if a buyer does not get his own inspection, and relies on mine, then discovers a problem that my inspector did not find/report on?

If the buyers may see mine and think they don't need one, and don't get one (or any) what is MY liability?
thanks,
Ofgift