An example of that is smoking or pets.

@Eddie Smith we've found the two biggest tenant complaints:1) Maintenance expectations not met (taking too long)2) Expectations of communication not metThere are many more complaints, but majority are tenant-caused that they want a free pass on: waiver of Late Fees, Payment Plans to avoid eviction, being allowed to get a pet or otherwise violate their lease with no repercussions.

Hello,I am getting all my property management documents and software in order before I buy my first rental property so that when I buy it will be a smooth transition, Beside the lease and application, what other documents should I have in my files so that i am prepared (pet agreement, inspection checklist etc.) .

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I'm not a lawyer but I imagine if they called and you sent out a pet removal service that would look better if they got bit. 

Have owned this property 11 years and was our primary residence until 5 years ago when we started renting it out.Market for selling has picked up here in the Minneapolis area and we are considering selling this property as we haven't been able to hold tenants ( both prior tenants moved out due to buying houses) and have had filthy tenants with pets that have destroyed carpet and parts of the house.

No "pet" deposit or fee can be taken as it is NOT a pet...

What happens if a child accidentally damages/ a cord or a pet bites it, fire starts etc....

We are still fairly new to this- we've had two turnovers- one was very easy (next tenants moved in the same day, we didn't even have a chance to shampoo carpets for them) and the second, well, due to smoking, cigarette burns in carpet, and cat pee, among other small damages and missing things, the total bill exceeds the security deposit and pet fee.

Same idea for pets...