Should You Allow Pets in Your Rental Property?

Statistically, approximately 70% of US households own at least one pet. Landlords who exclude pet owners therefore significantly restrict the pool of available renters which translates into fewer qualified applicants to select from, which can greatly increase the vacancy period of your property costing you lost rental income.

Excluding pet owners also significantly increases the chances of tenants lying about being pet owners and sneaking their unauthorized pet into the property anyway. This can necessitate a potentially costly eviction.

Many Tenants will also exploit the fact that according to Federal laws, service animals and emotional support animals are not considered pets for the purposes of tenancy qualification, and therefore will have their pets declared service animals or emotional support animals to legally circumvent an Owner from saying no pets. This can open a Landlord to lawsuits if you do not allow the animal or animals under HUD guidelines, potentially costing you tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and fines.

American Leasing and Management understands the reservations some Landlords have regarding renting to pet-owning tenants. To help give you a peace of mind we have the following to protect your home:

• We employ a professional pet screening service to ensure that any approved animals present a low risk of causing harm to the property. The pet screening service also verifies all services and emotional support animals.
• We guarantee for all pets we approve through the process, we cover the repair cost up to $1000 AFTER the security deposit.
• We complete property visits to ensure there is no pet damages.

Contact Us Today for Your Peace of Mind!