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[quote=Anonymous]I ended up with tenants who had 2 cats and a large dog even though we didn't want pets. It was in an area (not DC metro) that was not so easy to rent out. Wonderful tenants and we really had no choice.  In the end, the wood floors were scratched and the cats ripped up the new Berber carpet in spots that were tough to fix. We luckily had some extra carpet leftover and had it fixed but it still looks bad. We used money from their security to fix it but the patch won't last long and when we try to sell, we will have to replace the entire carpet upstairs because of the floor plan. That will cost $2500 easily.  So even keeping the $500 pet deposit means we are out the money to replace the carpet even though repair was paid for.

They also didn't have carpet cleaned even though it is in the lease.  Make sure they must steam the carpet once every 12-18 months.

If you can find good tenants who do not have a pet, give them priority. Pets add to wear and tear.

If you charge a deposit, make it at least $400 and only half is refundable at most.

I also used a black light when the tenants moved out to check for animal urine stains. Luckily it was fine.  [/quote]

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