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Updated over 7 years ago, 09/06/2017

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Lori Marra
  • Landlord
  • Rochester, NY
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Renting To Students

Lori Marra
  • Landlord
  • Rochester, NY
Posted

We're starting to rent to students and want to learn more how to best write and manage the lease among the tenants.

We have a duplex with two, three-bedroom units. We have furnished each room with a bed, dresser, and desk, and can now make more renting to three students. Our dilemma is how to handle the following:

1. How to write up the lease. Is it one lease they all sign or does one person of the three sign and take responsibility?

2. What happens when one wants to leave and the others don't? We typically sublet but fear doing this because now someone might come in that that other two don't know.

3. How do you handle the security deposit and return?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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