Carpet cleaners say they cannot remove the proteins of dog and cat urine from carpet. As well, it seeps through the underlay to the flooring below. Scrubbing and chemical masking do not prevent the return of odour on a warm day and when the house is shut up.
The animal's owner is not always aware where the animal is urinating and repetitive behaviour results in areas becoming saturated before being found.
A dog is far worse than a cat. Dogs do not have the same instinctive behaviour as cats that makes a litter box attractive to them. Then again, if the litter box isn't rountinely maintained, it will force a cat to go elsewhere.
While there are tenants who need somewhere to keep their pet/s inside, what about the tenants who want a clean property and may react to the residue from pets or to the chemical masking products?
We have allowed pets. However it is always an additional risk and where the tenant is less than diligent in cleaning, the pet damage will not be remedied when they leave.
Pet damage isn't a myth. It is human for a PM to remember the property as it was at the last inspection with grime already accumulating, rather than at the start of the lease. Not referring to the diligent PMs who post here.
You make it sound like the end of the world. Jeez, if the carpet is damaged, then replace the carpet and claim it from the bond.