My tenant says that I'm "unrealistic".

[michael1000]

dogs and cats can mess up property pretty good. but, so can renters and juveniles.

some folks are good pet owners, and some pets are good. i think it should a be case by case decision.
ps-i'm not a landlord, nor want to be one.

 

[grover99]

I had to get 16 stitches in my face from my friends pitbull who was supposedly a sweet loving family dog who would never hurt a soul. the dog knew me and seem to get along with me fine but one day he attacked me for absolutely no reason. I have no use for pit bulls and want nothing to do with them.

 

[Farmer17]

I have a fairly nice rent house with a "no pet" policy and my last two renters have had "therapy dogs" with the proper paperwork and by law you are required to allow them to have the dogs and you are not even allowed to charge the owner a pet deposit!

 

[Skeet 028]

Oftentimes, the Doberman would be barking and growling, and the owner, holding the dog back, would say "Don't worry, he won't bite."...to which I would reply: "He won't bite YOU...you feed him! He doesn't know me!"

12 years as a paramedic 27 as a firefighter. I dealt with that same thing as posted above. I had a GS bite my whole hand. Many stitches. I almost killed that dog with a hose wrench. Pit bull ripped the heck out of my turnout pants. Must have not liked the color yellow When we went on domestics they almost always had a wild crazy dog. I told my guys(and gals) they didn't have to provide services when threatened by dogs. Pit bulls were the dog of choice in the neighborhoods we responded to. Nasty dogs. I also don't agree with the "blame the deed not the breed" bull. Why do you think pitbulls are tops on that list? And I am not a dog hater. I've had dogs all my life. We had a Chesapeake....big dog.... retrieved geese like an AKC champion. Scared of thunderstorms and liked most everyone. Watch you come and watch you go. wouldn't even get up. But did not like kids getting in her face. So we either kept her in the house or in a kennel when other's children were around. We had a 6 acre you pick strawberry business and refused service to people with young children. Mainly because of our critters... we had livestock loose on the farm. The worst of the bunch were the"tame" geese and the resident canada geese we had. The goats and horses loved the people who picked. We did have an electric fence around the strawberries to keep the critters out. That Chesapeake??? . Loved to graze in the Jersey Belle strawberries. So did I

 

[df06]

On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend in 1997, I was attacked and bitten by a pit-bull mix while I was at work. We were doing smoke detector inspections in a poor neighborhood, and I was standing in front of a house, when one of my men called out "LOOK OUT!"

The dog approached from my left, stopped about six feet in front of me, bared his teeth and growled. I backed away slowly...and he ran around to my right and bit me hard on the side of my left thigh, midway between my knee and my butt. The bite tore my uniform trousers and punctured my skin.

Amazingly, a teenage girl came out of the house next door, grabbed the dog by the collar, and put him in the fenced back yard of the house I'd been standing in front of. Turns out that was his home, and his owner was in the habit of letting the dog roam the neighborhood while he was a work.

I was taken to the hospital, where they cleaned the wound, injected it with antibiotics, and gave me two shots of gamma globulin in my butt. The next day, the police called me with the cheery news that the dog had never been vaccinated...which meant I had to get rabies shots.

I love dogs...but I can't stand pit bulls. And I have no tolerance for that nonsensical "blame the deed, not the breed" argument. Just as sheepdogs are bred to be herders, and greyhounds are bred to run, pit bulls are bred to be aggressive. Frankly, I cannot understand why anyone would want one as a household pet.

Okay, fire away...

America's Most Dangerous Dog Breeds [Infographic]

I'm 100% with you. Pits are sweet lovable dogs, until they're not. And nobody knows when they will go postal. They should be extinct.

 

[chief38]

Personally I am not a fan of Pit Bulls, Doberman's, Rottweilers or other breeds that sometimes turn on a dime. I would not want one living on my property either. That said..... unless you specifically put in writing what she can and can't get then I think you are in a tough spot and don't have much legal ground to stand on. I'd be upset as well, but don't see an easy way out for you here.

 

[adwjc]

It's a difficult situation. Her older sister lives in the other apartment. It's a duplex. Older sister has actually expressed interest in buying the house from me. I just put almost $10,000 into having the two full bathrooms, one on each side, fully remodeled. I told her that I need to get an appraisal. I guess I've been dragging my feet on that.

G-Mac,

Get that appraisal!

You also can get a few local agents to give you a Comparative Market Analysis - won't cost you an appraisal fee, just don't sign anything.

Probably best not to mention to them that you already have a buyer lined up.

BTW - I'm a former landlord and RE Agent.

 

[Farmer17]

I love dogs and if a Dobbie, Rot, or German Shepheard seems friendly I'll pet them and turn them into a friend. Pit Bulls, I just don't trust em'. One of my less intelligent construction workers brought his pitbull on my jobsite and chained it to his trailer with a chain that looked like it could be the anchor chain on a ship! I told him in the future I don't ever want a dog on my job site because it's not professional to the customer but I did pet the dog a couple of times. The third time I went to pet the dog it had this mean look on his face and started creeping towards me and I stopped and started walking backwards. The dog lunged at my crotch and the chain stopped his jaws a few inches short of the fun zone and I fell down backwards on the asphalt. This was a smaller pit bull and it moved that huge chain like it was a string.

 

[Golddollar]

Any large dog can be dangerous.

My next door neighbors have an undersized St. Bernard. I would never turn my back on that dog. It is not the big friendly furball that St. Bernards are considered to be. The son has flat out told me that the dog just is not right. I won't approach this dog, it has to come to me on its own accord. Most of the time I encounter this dog I'm carrying my cane but the dog has never been threatening. It came up to me one time, sniffed my hand and backed off barking like mad. Happily the neighbors are responsible and keep this dog under control.

 

[Ogandydancer]

On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend in 1997, I was attacked and bitten by a pit-bull mix while I was at work. We were doing smoke detector inspections in a poor neighborhood, and I was standing in front of a house, when one of my men called out "LOOK OUT!"

The dog approached from my left, stopped about six feet in front of me, bared his teeth and growled. I backed away slowly...and he ran around to my right and bit me hard on the side of my right thigh, midway between my knee and my butt. The bite tore my uniform trousers and punctured my skin.

Amazingly, a teenage girl came out of the house next door, grabbed the dog by the collar, and put him in the fenced back yard of the house I'd been standing in front of. Turns out that was his home, and his owner was in the habit of letting the dog roam the neighborhood while he was a work.

I was taken to the hospital, where they cleaned the wound, injected it with antibiotics, and gave me two shots of gamma globulin in my butt. The next day, the police called me with the cheery news that the dog had never been vaccinated...which meant I had to get rabies shots.

I love dogs...but I can't stand pit bulls. And I have no tolerance for that nonsensical "blame the deed, not the breed" argument. Just as sheepdogs are bred to be herders, and greyhounds are bred to run,
pit bulls are bred to be aggressive. Frankly, I cannot understand why anyone would want one as a household pet.

Okay, fire away...

America's Most Dangerous Dog Breeds [Infographic]

Absolutely my exact feelings.

 

[stansdds]

My step-son has a pit bull, it wants to lick people to death.

 

[pharmer]

I was a landlord for a few years. Then I sold the properties and paid off the mortgage on this house. Got a $$$$ income bump without breaking a sweat. Joe

 

[Sarge9]

Tell her to bag the dog now, before she gets too attached.
Do you want to lose, everything over a dog ?
Come on !!
No pet policy period !!

 

[Kurusu]

I went down to my rental property yesterday to get something out of the garage. I see one of my tenants on the front lawn with a little pit-bull puppy on a leash. Cute little thing. I said to her she should have asked me before getting a pit-bull. Her answer was that I never told her she couldn't...and besides...she's already got cats and the other tenant has two dogs (Jack Russell and Shih Tzu). I said that's different. They're not pit-bulls. She asked if she's supposed to call me and ask what breed of dog she can own. I said "yes". She said that's "unrealistic". And she said she's keeping it. I think I'm about done with being a landlord. 30+ years is long enough putting up with this ****.

And that is the reason why. I own an apartment(that I inherited from my aunt) that is only costing me money in taxes without any income.

Edit. I will only sell the apartment(in due time). I refuse to rent it.

 

[rkittine]

Where is your location? CNY? City of New York? If you are in New York, you need to check the new rentals laws that went into effect last June. They cover advanced payment of rent (I.E. the max you can get) the max you can charge for security etc. They are designed to favor the tenant.

Also, if you are in New York, you can pay someone to file for eviction, but expect and eviction to take at least 6 months or maybe even as long as a year if she wants to fight you.

Wise to have your leases reviewed by an attorney before entering into rental agreements. I am a Real Estate Broker in New York City and the Hamptons and also own rental property. All my leases forbid pets WITHOUT EXPRESSED WRITTEN APPROVAL, which covers you so that when your tenants asks if they can have a pet, you can get specific.

Also realize that is she get the dog registered as "An Emotional Support Animal" you are also going to get stuck.

Bob

 

[chief38]

A) My wife and I are dog people - we've had 5 Golden Reliever's since before we've been married.

B) I have been bitten 4 times in my life. Once by a Doberman, twice by a German Shepherd, once by a Pit Bull. 2 out of 4 times I was bitten was by dogs who knew me.

C) I have never been bitten by a Golden, Labrador, Collie, Beagle, etc. etc.

D) Conclusion - according to my life's experience, there are no guarantees about any breed, however some are inherently more vicious and unpredictable than others. Many of the more aggressive breeds may be very sweet and loving to their owner's and family's but may not feel that way toward others - and you never know when! I like to hedge my bets when being around different dogs and since being bitten 4 times I do not feel comfortable around certain ones. YMMV

 

[mmb617]

I seriously doubt you can start a pet policy now and have it apply retroactively to people who were already tenants before you put that policy in place.

And good luck evicting someone for getting dog when that doesn't violate your present policies.

I would never want to be a landlord since I think the tenants have all the rights and the owner practically none. Once you start eviction proceedings, which will take quite some time, the tenants if they are vengeful will totally destroy your property before you can get them out.

 

[NYlakesider]

I love dogs and if a Dobbie, Rot, or German Shepheard seems friendly I'll pet them and turn them into a friend. Pit Bulls, I just don't trust em'. One of my less intelligent construction workers brought his pitbull on my jobsite and chained it to his trailer with a chain that looked like it could be the anchor chain on a ship! I told him in the future I don't ever want a dog on my job site because it's not professional to the customer but I did pet the dog a couple of times. The third time I went to pet the dog it had this mean look on his face and started creeping towards me and I stopped and started walking backwards. The dog lunged at my crotch and the chain stopped his jaws a few inches short of the fun zone and I fell down backwards on the asphalt. This was a smaller pit bull and it moved that huge chain like it was a string.

Had my share of and been around mostly big dogs all my life. To be perfectly blunt I have no use for the ankle biter class as most of them are very noisy and bad tempered and love to get behind you and take a chew when you are not watching.

Have come to the conclusion that a dog when chained to a specific area tends to interpret that as all within the chained area is his and will protect his turf. I have seen that literally dozens of times. Any other time/place the dog is very friendly but once chained shifts gears into a extremely protective mode.

 

[jeffrefrig]

The only dog that makes me think "this could go either way" when I look in its face is the Doberman.

That is true...very true. I've heard several times during these conversations that Doberman's brain keeps growing, physically, and their skulls don't. Maybe not all, but it seems to make sense as to why ya hear of a Dobe "turning on its master." They kinda grow a little crazy, if you will. As far as the Pit Bulls, they are very gentle and great with kids, especially raised with them since puppyhood. You don't need to train any strong dog to learn to attack, etc., because they will know when their "mommy, daddy, sister, or brother" is in danger. Both of these breeds are excellent, intelligent, and loving animals.
Somebody please correct me on that Doberman's brain thing if I'm wrong. We have a large, strong, and intelligent dog. I never had any doubts about her protecting my girls or wife if someone broke in; it's in her senses. She was never taught to attack, but the bark certainly would stop me before I broke into the house.

 

[G-Mac]

Where is your location? CNY?

rkittine, Central New York. Syracuse area.