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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re guidance about no pets - we never allow cats because they cause so much damage but we always allow dogs.  People who own dogs tend to be out in the yard and neighborhood more, and that helps keeps the house in connection with the neighborhood.  Dogs also help keep the house and neighborhood safer since they deter robbers.

Use the boiler plate.  Don't go off on your own.  Add addendums if you seriously think you need to but, honestly, when people start doing that they tend to get too restrictive and crazy.  And the fact that your property is your "primary" house only matters in your own mind.  Once you rent it, it is a rental.  Contact Landlord-Tenant for your jurisdiction and get their info on what's required for your area.[/quote]

We thought we were fine with a dog but our tenants let their dog pee and poop and throw up all over the carpets and either didn’t clean up for did a terrible job. They also apparently let the dogs scratch out several of the windows screens and claimed to have no clue how it happened. So no more dogs. This is why we can’t have nice things. [/quote]

Cats spray and that destroys walls.  You can't get rid of the smell unless you completely replace the wall.  I'm okay with replacing carpets using the tenant's pet deposit.  But you raise a good point about vetting the pet.[/quote]

I often see people saying they don’t allow cats because of the damage they cause. How often has a cat sprayed a wall?![/quote]

???  Don't you know anyone who has a cat?  It is a known thing.  Cats spray.[/quote]

I’m a veterinarian and this is a rare problem with male cats only who were neutered too late in life.

Cats and dogs (and humans too) often lose their ability to control their bladder and bowels at the end stages of life.[/quote]

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