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I am trying to place a tenant in a Florida condo community of 6 units. They have no written rental policy or application, per their manager. They originally asked me to send them the tenant’s name, email address, and if they had any pets. She told me at this time that small pets were permitted. They came back with the facts that they did not want the pet and the tenant’s second car. She has now given the pet away and the second car is her visiting son’s, who lives in Miami. After this, they stated they need to run a background check. I asked them how they were going to do this with nothing other than the tenant’s name and email address. The manager stated that they have never done this before, that there are new owners involved, and that these new changes (pets, background checks) are all new surprises they are throwing at her. It should also be noted that this couple is Hispanic, and I am starting to feel that this may be the reason for the new rental rules (an issue for Fair Housing, I know). My question is, since the condo is under 10 units, the manager is stating that normal rules do not apply to them, and that they are able to make up rental regulations as they go along—is this true? While I hold a CAM license, I am not practicing, but this certainly does not sound right to me.

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[lamarr3]

What "normal" rules? Condominium projects establish their own rules regarding leasing and pets. This isn't goverened by state law. You need to ask for a copy of the declaration of condominium and use restrictions. If the use restrictions say one thing and the manager is saying something else, the restrictions will control, until properly changed.

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