#6. PET REGISTRATION
If pets are permitted, the registration form should contain the following information:
✓ Veterinarian’s name, address and telephone number ✓ Inoculations ✓ Contact for alternate care in case of an emergency.
✓ Pet type ✓ Weight
✓ Age ✓ Sex ✓ Color
DOGS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED AND TREATED FOR FLEAS.
#7. SERVICE ANIMAL/ESA ADDENDUM Emotional Support Animals (“ESAs”), who are also referred to as assistance, comfort, or companion animals, alleviate one or more symptoms of a person’s disability. They are not trained for a specific purpose or for a specific task. Service animals, such as guide dogs, hearing dogs, and psychiatric animals, are trained to help people with disabilities by executing specific tasks like pulling a wheelchair, guiding persons Dogs should be required to be vaccinated and treated for fleas.
who are visually impaired, providing support during seizures, and calming individuals suffering from PTSD. Tenants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations from leases with no-pet provisions. Allowing the animal to damage the property, be unleashed, persistently bark, or otherwise cause a nuisance or danger are grounds to evict the tenant, as is neglecting the animal.
#8. SMOKING POLICY
Due to the increased risk of fire and the known health effects of secondhand smoke, smoking of any product, including tobacco and marijuana, is prohibited in all areas of the
property, both private and common, whether enclosed or outdoors. Electronic cigarettes are also prohibited. This policy applies to all tenants, guests, and servicepersons.
For further information and the lease addendum forms, see the Twelve Lease Riders That Protect Landlords – Webinar.
ROBERT FRIEDMAN Partner Friedman & Ranzenhofer
Attorney Robert Friedman has represented landlords for over 45 years. His website WNY-Lawyers. com has a wealth of free legal resources for landlords, including videos, webinars, legal forms, blogs and guides. He attributes his success to client education, community involvement, and a reputation for cost effective, practical solutions to legal problems. He is the author of How to Survive Legally as a Landlord and The Upstart Small Business Legal Guide. He frequently lectures for AAOA and other real estate investor/landlord groups. Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC was founded in 1955 by Bob’s dad, Fred Friedman, a Holocaust survivor and U.S. Army veteran.
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