Family: WHAT A LANDLORD MUST THINK ABOUT BEFORE HE ALLOWS PETS

WHAT A LANDLORD MUST THINK ABOUT BEFORE HE ALLOWS PETS

Written by dan the roommate man

People always ask what kind of deposit does a landlord request if repparttar

tenant has a pet. There is no set amount or set rules to determine how much because every situation is different. The size of repparttar 110566

dog,

breed of

dog all this goes into determining repparttar 110569

amount of

deposit.

A landlord must consider his other tenants and neighbors before he decides to allow pets into his rental property. All of repparttar 110571 following applies:

* Will repparttar 110572 owner be responsible and clean up after his dog or cat?

* If there are fleas, will they spread to repparttar 110573 other units?

* What about aggressive breeds of dogs?

* What kind of damage can a dog or cat inflict on repparttar 110574 apartment?

CAN MY LANDLORD EVICT ME FOR SMOKING?

Written by dan the roommate man

QUESTION:

I'm subletting an apartment. My landlord wants to evict me for smoking -- and for allowing my guests to smoke, too. The tenant whom I rent from didn't mention any rules about smoking, nor were there any in repparttar tenant's lease nor in my month-to-month sublease. I pay rent on time. What are my rights?

ANSWER:

Given repparttar 110565 news reports over repparttar 110566 harmful effects of tobacco smoke, some landlords are writing lease and rental agreement clauses that prohibit smoking, either in repparttar 110567 tenant's unit or even repparttar 110568 entire building. There has not yet been a successful legal challenge to a clearly written clause.

But it is quite a different animal to rewrite repparttar 110569 rules or make them up smack dab in repparttar 110570 middle of repparttar 110571 lease. If repparttar 110572 original tenant has a fixed-term lease, repparttar 110573 landlord cannot change its terms until repparttar 110574 lease expires. If that tenant rents month-to-month, repparttar 110575 landlord can make a change after giving repparttar 110576 tenant proper notice -- that is 30 days in most states.

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