All Forum Posts by: Dan Trinh

 Hi John,

I have a similiar situation, could I also get the contact info for the debt collection attorney?

Thanks!

Hi all,

I have an ex-tenant who caused damages to my unit which the security deposit didn't fully cover. I have tried reaching out to them vial mail and email to no avail. Does any one know of any good Collection agencies to refer me to?

Thanks so much in advance!

Hi all,

I have an ex-tenant that owes back rent and damages after they left that the security deposit doesn't cover.
I read some forums here and am getting some mixed signals on the process of collecting debt.

The way I read it is you can just go to a debt agency with in my case the signed lease and also the security deposit transmittal showing what's owed and the collections agency can legally take it from there. Am I correct in that or do I need to go to court and get a judgement first?

 Thank you John, Always appreciate the insight provided.

Hi All,

About two months ago my tenant noticed a leak and damaged tile in the bathroom. We brought in a repair man plus the HOA brought in their guy, and finally found out that a common water line was leaking several units up. This had probably been going on for years. It ended up costing 15,000 to rip out the wall and tiles and replace due to severe water damage (plus the fixtures were old and we ended up replacing the vanity sink).

I spoke with my insurance company and they denied coverage due to it been a slow leak rather then sudden damage. Its been over a month now since I sent in the appropriate paperwork to the HOA and they've been giving me the run around.

Is there any recourse in this? Since this is a common waterline that caused all this damage, would the HOA master insurance have liability? Would it make sense to bring in a lawyer? This unit is in Hawaii.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

That's a great Idea Michael! I will definitely push for that. It definitely is the best of both worlds. Thanks again!

I Appreciate the Advice Bill!

Thanks Bill,

Sounds to me that you believe its better to let this restriction rule go through? (As resale value will be better in the future if I choose to sell?)

This rule is still in the discussion phase so nothing definite yet. Anyway you know of to get contact info of landlords? I'm assuming I need to contact the HOA but they may not be open to giving me contact info for privacy concerns. Also I live out of state.

Thanks Teresa. Unfortunately I live out of state so being on the HOA board probably isn't doable. Not sure if other Rentals have been a problem in the complex . My tenant has lived their for 6 or 7 years and no issues.

Hi Guys,

I've owned an apartment in Las Vegas since 2012. I have rented it out in all these years. I just received a newsletter from the HOA stating they are planning on making it so that all future sales of apartments are to home owner occupied only - No renting out. Current owners such as myself can continue to rent out.

They way I see it is if I sell in the future, the pool of buyers that may be interested will be much more limited as I won't be able to sell to investors. 

Any thoughts or ideas on how to prevent this? Currently the plan is open for discussion and I am trying to make a case or have good reasons why future apartment sales should still be available for rental.