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 ifrepparttar tenant has a pet. There is no set amount or set rules to determine how much because every situation is different. The size ofrepparttar 110566 dog,repparttar 110567 breed ofrepparttar 110568 dog all this goes into determiningrepparttar 110569 amount ofrepparttar 110570 deposit.

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

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

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

* What about aggressive breeds of dogs?

* What kind of damage can a dog or cat inflict onrepparttar 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 inrepparttar tenant's lease nor in my month-to-month sublease. I pay rent on time. What are my rights?

ANSWER:

Givenrepparttar 110565 news reports overrepparttar 110566 harmful effects of tobacco smoke, some landlords are writing lease and rental agreement clauses that prohibit smoking, either inrepparttar 110567 tenant's unit or evenrepparttar 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 rewriterepparttar 110569 rules or make them up smack dab inrepparttar 110570 middle ofrepparttar 110571 lease. Ifrepparttar 110572 original tenant has a fixed-term lease,repparttar 110573 landlord cannot change its terms untilrepparttar 110574 lease expires. If that tenant rents month-to-month,repparttar 110575 landlord can make a change after givingrepparttar 110576 tenant proper notice -- that is 30 days in most states.

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