Tenants and personal property

[David P.]

Not too long ago I purchased my 1st rental property with existing tenants that both been there roughly about 10 years each they have a lot of personal belongings in the commons area and in storage any suggestions

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Tenants don't rent common areas. Give your tenants a 7-Day Notice To Comply to remove their personal items. Put your policies in writing and stick with your policies. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don't be afraid of tenants moving because when they move it gives you the opportunity to upgrade units so they don't get too deteriorated, you get to charge new tenant more and you increase your property's value.

We had (not have) the same problem. We give them a 7-Day Notice and the notice states that if they don't comply they face a potential eviction and our letter states that if they don't move their crap we will move it to a storage and charge for both the labor and storage costs. The labor costs in some states may not be legal. BE THE MAN!!!