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| Date: Sunday, February 7th, 2010 5:24 pm | Category: Uncategorized | ||
| slow to leave, how to get her moving | sparkle | IN | Landlord |
My tenant’s lease was up january 31st. She said she’d be out by the 1st of february. Then she said it would be the 5th of february, now its the 8th and there is still a ton of stuff in the apt. I need to have some repairs done to get it ready for new renters and she is holding me up as my guys can only do it on the weekends ( we all have 40+ hrs work weeks). How can I get her out, I’m thinking about threating her with her deposit.  |
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| Date: Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 8:24 am | Category: Frustrated Landlord | ||
| Oversmart section 8 tenant | Tom | TX | Landlord |
I am a landlord and have a section 8 client who refused to pay her part of the rent predetermined by the agency. Due to non compliance I filed for eviction. The judgment of the small court was for her to vacate the property which, I forwarded to Section 8 . She filed to higher court claiming she did not have the money to pay her part of the rent. She is using the legal system to delay the process of being evicted. Now Dallas county court is providing her a lawyer at no cost for a trial. I have never heard of such a thing where the county is allowing someone to live in a house without paying her rent. Also the lady is playing dumb while she has more than necessary intelligence to fight and use the legal system free of charge to stay in the house without paying a penny. This is not right. Why is the county allowing her free assistance of an attorney to fight for a right to not pay her part of the rent? Do you know what I need to do? Am I supposed to hire a lawyer too? What could be the possible outcome of this case? |
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| Date: Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 6:34 am | Category: Tenant Problems | ||
| My property manager is saying I must pay for my evicted tenant’s electric bill. | StefanieUF | FL | Landlord |
I currently have an agreement with a property manager to handle the rental of my home. The home is in Florida, as are my husband and I, but the property is 7 hours away. A tenant moved into the home in mid-August. The tenant paid pro-rated rent for August, full rent for September and 1/2 of rent for October and then stopped paying. One-third of the security deposit was also paid. The eviction process is in the final stages and the tenant is in the process of moving out. However, the property manager did not require the tenant to transfer the electricity out of the property management company’s name and into his own at anytime during his time living in the home. Therefore, the tenant made one electric payment of approximately $100 in his almost 4-month term and the property management company and myself have paid the minimum to maintain electricity to the home. The property manager is now stating that my husband and I must pay the balance of the electricity bill (even if the tenant is out of the home) and is not returning the balance of the money currently in our account. I realize that a landlord cannot indirectly or directly cause termination of electricity while a tenant is in the home. However, once the Writ of Possession is served and/or the tenant is out of the home, can the property manager require that we pay the balance of the electric bill? Also, it should be noted that this property manager did not do a complete credit check on the tenant prior to his moving in the home or we would have known that the tenant could not have electricity turned on due to non-payment of previous bills as well as a recent bankruptcy. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I am extremely frustrated and stressed due to the advanced nature of the situation:) Thank you for your help! |
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| Date: Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 10:23 am | Category: Landlord Legal | ||
| Age of majority to rent unit in IL | Julie | IL | landlord |
What is the legal age a prospective tenant has to be to sign a lease in IL? |
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| Date: Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 11:12 am | Category: Uncategorized | ||
| Problem Tenant | Kay | US | Landlord |
I need some advice. I had given my tenant a contract to read over, which she didn’t sign, 4 years ago. I stated in the contract that I am only prepared to pay X amount for Water, which is included in the rent. Last Jan. I increased the rent by $50. I did not write up a new contract, but advised her by letter. Last month the water bill was significantly over the agreed amount that I am willing to pay. She has refused to pay citing there may HAVE BEEN A LEAK. I think she had been using a childs pool which is why the bill increased. Can I deduct it from her deposit? I am in the process of writing a new contract and will ensure she signs this one. |
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| Date: Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 9:52 am | Category: Tenant Problems | ||
| Unapproved Pet | Roger | CA | Landlord |
Just found out my renter has had a pet. I confronter her and she said that she has had pets visit from time to time. When I was in the unit I could see evidence that ther had been a dog in the place (fur on the ground, nose marks on the glass slider,etc) The lease states that no pets are allowed on the premises. My question is – the lease is ending next month – how do I handle as far as the deposit. I would of charged a $250.00 pet deposit and kept $100.00 to use for stream cleaning. Thanks |
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| Date: Friday, November 20th, 2009 2:33 pm | Category: Uncategorized | ||
| Water compnay charging me for past renter bill | Jennette | CA | New Landlord |
Can a CA Water company make the landlord liable for a deliquent water bill from a previous renter? My new renter wants to set up their account and they wont let them unless I pay the balance of the old renter’s amount. Also found out past renter added me as secondary account holder without my authorization. Am i protected? what can i do to not have to "bail" out past renter. |
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| Date: Friday, November 13th, 2009 9:49 am | Category: Landlord Q & A | ||
| Rental House with a POOL | Courtney S. | CA | Landlord |
Hello there! I need some advice and quick! I have a rental home in South Santa Clara County – California that has an ancient pool. The pool has given me serious headaches since I bought the property three years ago. Now the pool has black algae and after three different estimates on #1) remodel vs. #2) remove and fill it in – I have decided to FILL IT IN and be done with it. Bottom line is that the remodel has come down to REPLACEMENT of the entire pool due to it’s current condition. That estimate is around $17K. The fill-in estimate not including permit is $7K. The property management company I use is saying that because the renter is in mid-contract with me I will have to reduce the rent quite a bit to compensate for the loss of the pool. The renters have been great and they have lived there two years, but have rarely used the pool because of all of the issues it has had. I have a regular pool maint. guy, I have approved all repairs that the renter has requested. I am “OK” with the prop. management company as they are nice, efficient and their monthly percentage charge is reasonable. But this issue is really bugging me now. MY QUESTION IS: DO I REALLY HAVE TO REDUCE THE RENT AFTER PAYING $7K TO FILL IN THIS NASTY POOL?? AND IF I SHOULD, WHAT AMOUNT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? I AM THINKING $100.00/MO OR LESS, LIKE ZERO! Thank you so much, |
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| Date: Monday, November 2nd, 2009 7:30 am | Category: Agreements, Frustrated Landlord, Tenant Problems | ||
| Tenant from hell. | Sparky | US | New landlord |
I’m a new live in landlord who rented out the spare room for the first time as I needed the money to help pay for the mortage. My tenant paid his deposit (provided reciept) but didnt sign a contract. We had verbal agreement that we’d give a month notice if he was to ever move out. After a few weeks of living with this chap things started getting weird. He started stalking me, going though my post, emails, alienate my friends, the final straw was threatening my girl friend in a sick email as he was convinced he was in a relationship with me. I gave him a months notice. He moved out the following day leaving me in the shit. I told him he didnt keep to the arrangement of 1 months notice and due to the lack or respect, behaviour, harrasment and making me feel uncomfortable in my own home he will not be getting his deposit back. He is now turned it all around saying I forced him to move out etc and taking me to the small claims court for his deposit. Please help as I am worried and not sure where I stand on this. |
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| Date: Monday, October 26th, 2009 1:52 pm | Category: Tenant Problems | ||
| Help getting out of a lease | Lauren | VA | tenant |
I have a wolf spider infestation. I have recieved numerous spider bites and they are everywhere even in my bed! The problem has been going on since the begining of September. I have attempted to contact my landlord on numerous occassions. I was finally able to reach someone the begining of last week. They agreed to come out and spray and even had me leave work to put my dog in her crate so she didn’t get into the spray. They never showed up, never called, and are refusing to return my phone calls. I also have numerous maintenance issues including a storage shed in the back of the house that is still filled with trash and junk from the previous tenant. They agreed to clean that out, fixed warped boards on my deck and install weather stripping on the doors where it had fallen off the day I signed my lease. None of this has been done and I’ve lived there since Aug. 1. I understand that maintenance issues are not cause for lease termination but the safety hazzard with the wolf spiders must be. What can I do? I want out! |
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