I evicted an infant!
Wednesday, July 27
Yup, how much more cold-blooded can I get? Is there anything more typical of the evil landlord than to evict a couple and their 2-month old? Oh, did I mention it was probably the hottest day of the year? A real heatwave with actual temps reaching close to 100. Well, I didn’t do it. I mean, yeah, ...
Security deposits: Landlord’s responsibilities and rights
Thursday, May 19
There is always so many questions surrounding how to handle security deposits. Each state has its own laws regarding how long a landlord has to return a due security deposit, if any interest should be accrued, and more. Sometimes, these laws may even vary county to county. Many questions that lan...
Letting go of tenants who are behind on rent
Thursday, March 10
Your real estate business is humming along. Things are going pretty good, except one tenant who’s fallen behind on rent. You’ve done all the right things though and immediately filed for rent court and/or eviction. The next week, you receive full payment from your tenant to include late fees ...
Rental applications – how to reject or accept with conditions
Thursday, February 18
Out with the trouble, in with the new responsible tenants! Remember recently when I told you about my Breach of Lease tenant? Once she was officially gone, we immediately got to work cleaning, cleaning, and cleaning some more. Then we painted. Then we put some new carpet in the bedrooms. I posted...
Breach of Lease for a problem tenant.
Tuesday, January 12
Wow, we’re already halfway through the first month of 2016! Happy new year everyone! I hope you’ve written down some attainable goals and are already feverishly working towards them.I have a new landlording story that involves Breach of Lease and a Section 8 tenant.My tenant had just renewed he...
The pros and cons of accepting partial rent
Wednesday, December 16
In Baltimore COUNTY–as of writing this in December 2015–a landlord can accept partial rent from their tenant and still continue the eviction process until it is paid in full. Several months ago, Baltimore CITY changed their law so that if landlords accept partial rent, they can not continue the e...