Comment Submitted by Karen Sroka, Atlas Realty Management Company, Inc.

Allowing tenants to make $50 payments on a pet deposit does not serve the community's needs. 1. It is an administrative burden to track the payments 2. More importantly, a pet can do substantial damage before the full amount of deposit is collected. A dog that has not been walked frequently enough by an elderly (perhaps physically impaired) person can destroy the carpet by soiling it. This also becomes a health hazard for other residents and staff.