All Forum Posts by: Wendy M.

Yes, I'm paying them and I am asking here because the PM only sent them a letter and when tenant responded "it's not a pit bull, it's a mixed breed dog" the PM decided that was good enough, case closed, so to speak. I'm just wondering if that is typical or do I need to look for a new PM in addition to a new tenant.

I have nothing personal against the breed, my insurance co told me from the get go that they had certain breeds they don't allow. I don't want to get stuck in the middle of a lawsuit if something goes wrong. I agree that they are probably ****** tenants, they misrepresented. I'm trying to figure out if I also have a ****** PM as well. The issue is twofold. 

They've admitted to living there from the start. They denied it back in April but now they say they'll fill out an application on the additional adult that has her 4 children with her. Isn't that reason to adjust rent? 5 additional people living in the house? If not I guess I'll wait it out but I was just wondering what the legalities were.

I have a family that moved in saying they had 2 miniature pinschers. One possibly is but the other one is clearly some kind of pit bull mix. Multiple neighbors have called animal control on them because he gets loose or is on a ridiculously short chain attached to a tree. Property managers sent tenants a letter but they are denying that it is a pit bull, "it is not a pit bull, it is a mixed breed". They are refusing to do anything about it. If someone has a pit bull mix are they allowed when pit bulls are not (insurance has given me a list of 6 breed, I think, that are not allowed and pit bull is one of them)?  What would you do? In NC.

Single mother and her 2 teens are on lease (March 2020) but she really moved in with her 27 yr old daughter plus her 4 kids, as well. Neighbor let me know as he had a friendly chat with them when they moved in. I told property manager at that time but they said nobody else lived there but people were helping them move in. Turns out neighbor was right and they lied back then because on a recent visit where I had to fix a problem the adult daughter verified that she was living there from the start. Told me she was not on lease but pays rent to her mother.

I went to property manager with this info and was told they can't do anything since they're family other than give them the opportunity to have her fill out application and be vetted and if she is approved by them then she can stay. I asked them to raise the rent for the remainder of lease as the terms (how many people were living there) had changed. There are 7 permanent and 2 part time residents now (the mother's college age kids who are home "due to covid" and schools being out.)

Is it not possible to raise the rent due to so many previously unauthorized tenants?  I am in NC.