Cleaning. Each landlord handles the cleaning a little differently, but I`m a big fan of giving the tenant a list of cleaning checks. Example of additional duration: the tenant accepts the cleaning plan defined in the cleaning plan annexed to this residential rental agreement and accepts deductions from his deposit if he does not clean the unit thoroughly. Check out all our rental forms that contain a list of cleaning checks. Basically, in such a situation, the result depends on whether the restriction of pets in the rental agreement is either a: Hello Yvonne, thank you for your question. While this is not an area over which we have authority, I dug a bit for you on the Residential Tenancy Branch site and think I have found an answer. According to this page, the deposit cannot exceed half of the monthly rent, regardless of the number of pets allowed.