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Dealing with existing tenant with no lease. (New York)

Nick Carlson
  • Albany
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I just purchased a property that has a tenant in it who has no lease, is month to month, with no security deposit. As tomorrow is the 1st and nothing formal has been set up I was planning on collecting the first payment in person, as I assume the previous landlord did, and then move to an online system afterwards.

As the tenant is currently paying about 200/month under current rates (600 vs 800), i'd like to either raise it up slightly (700~), or remove the tenant after 90 days and do some renovations and then rent out for market rate. How do I properly approach this situation? Is this a situation where I give them an ultimatum of either the rent goes up in 90 days or here's your 90 day notice and provide paperwork for each situation? 

Even before that, would I provide them with a lease agreement tomorrow, requiring a security deposit, that would be month-to-month for the interim?

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Scott Wolf
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Scott Wolf
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@Nick Carlson I'd advise the tenant that you'll be putting them under a new lease, and raising the rent closer to market.  Speak with an attorney about doing so, and know it is a possibility they will move.  Everything needs to be done by the book, as NY is getting more and more tenant friendly by the day.

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