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Updated over 5 years ago,
Advice for New Landlord
Hello Everyone, Mark here, I am new to this forum so please forgive me if I am posting in the wrong section or am asking questions that have already been answered.
So, as stated in the title, I am a new landlord for the time being and plan owner occupying a unit and have my family members live in the other unit, but for the time being I have tenants living in the units and I am not too sure about what rights I have as a landlord and what rights they have as tenants and I just want to make sure I am doing everything by the book.
My first question would be, do I have to give them 24 hour written notice to enter the unit or is a phone call enough? also Does the 24 hour notice go for entering the yard as well? There is a tree on the property that I want to take a picture of to show to some landscapers to get an estimate to fell it, but I am not sure if I also have to give notice to enter the yard and take pics of said tree.
Also, the second unit should be vacating sooner than the the other unit and I wanted to know if I had to give the remaining tenants notice every time I stop by to look at this second unit and do repairs on it and have contractors look at it, or can i show up anytime I want so long as I am going to the vacant unit and not bugging the tenants about entering their unit which i wont, I will always give them notice if i need to enter their unit for any reason.
I would also like to know where i can get a Lease that protects me as a landlord? does anyone have a lease i can use? pr is this something i would have to get written up by a lawyer? I know I am going to have my family move in but I would still like to have them sign a lease that protects me just in case, you can have problems even with family.
I guess that is all i have at the moment, if all you experienced landlords have any advice for me at all please give it to me, im all ears or if you can recommend a book or a website that is specifically for CA/LA County Landlords it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark.