All Forum Posts by: Bob Stein

Hi, all. I recently inherited a rental property with other heirs. The deed is listed in the name of us all as tenants-in-common. How is such a thing managed? Who's name is the rent paid to? How do we deal with disagreements? Any advice would be appreciated.

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Hi, all. Finding listings for single family properties is simple, ie, Zillow, etc. Where are multi-family and commercial properties listed? Thanks

Hi, all.

A 5 year lease give a 5 year option to extend. It states:

The original lease states:

Can the 5 year extension be raised more than 1% each year or is it capped at that 1%?

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Hi, all.

A 5 year lease give a 5 year option to extend. It states:

The original lease states:

Can the 5 year extension be raised more than 1% each year or is it capped at that 1%?

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They had an approved dog and paid for it. The issue is that they also had an unapproved cat and the cat dander is causing the new tenant, who also has a dog, trouble. The house is an A property, so new carpet is around $2k. My cleaning guy said a good cleaning is $500 and it may not remove everything.

Thanks all for the replies. I'm still left with the following questions:

1. I never made any indication to them that I saw or agreed to the cat. Now that there's dander, can I withhold the pet fee and pet rent retroactively?
2. No one is coming in to clean until after the shutdown. Can I withhold ample funds until after the shutdown and return the rest?
3. Can I charge any fee over the actual cleaning cost for the time and effort?

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In the general terms, it says carpet must be vacuumed and cleaned. However, in the pet section it says:

Tenant agrees that any damage to the exterior or interior of the Premises, grounds, flooring, walls, trim, finish, tiles, carpeting, or any stains, etc., caused by the pet/s will be the full financial responsibility of the Tenant and that Tenant agrees to pay all costs involved in the restoration to its original condition. If because of any such stains, etc., said damage is such that it cannot be removed, then Tenant hereby agrees to pay the full expense of replacement.

Is dander and hair considered damage?

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I didnt do a final walkthrough with them and didnt give them any paper. The lease says the carpet "must be vacuumed and cleaned." They were vacuumed but not professionally cleaned. And NJ gives double.

I didnt say anything about the cat because I didnt want them to leave at the end of the term (which they did).

A few questions:

- I never made any indication to them that I saw or agreed to the cat. Now that there's dander, can I withhold the pet fee and pet rent retroactively?

- No one is coming in to clean until after the shutdown. Can I withhold ample funds until after the shutdown and return the rest?

- Can I charge any amount over the actual cleaning cost to compensate for the time and effort?

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My question here is if I can use the deposit. Is dander considered damage? You say no, @Michal King says yes. As for allowing, that's not the issue, the damage is.