All Forum Posts by: Dominic Bouchard

Before sending a demand letter, you should ask him again the deposit by citing that he's not allowed to keep the deposit. 

Then, if he still doesn't comply, you could write the demand letter and include part of the paragraph "liability of landlord" and suggest that he should act in good faith. 

Adding a section of the law (or specific clause) can have a powerful impact instead of simply politely asking for your deposit. Be formal. 

I find lots of demand letter too soft.

I can send you over a demand letter template if it can be of any help. Just let me know.

Good luck!

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Cheers!

@Susan Parker it's very difficult to answer this question without the seeing the note and the contract that it secures. 

There are many types of notes and the foreclosure complicates things. I suggest you discuss that directly with a lawyer. 

There are many services now than give access to a lawyer for a quick consultation for under 50$.

Hopes that help!

Remember, as an owner you can conduct your business as you please (as long as it legal of course). Simply prohibit the growing in the lease. The reasons are the same with pets or smoking like you guys have mentioned: it can smell, create damage (if not done properly) or simply affect other tenants. 

It's totally legal to put that in the lease. How you enforce that? The same as with everything else: Resolution of the contract if they don't comply. A judge will respect the obligation in the contract whether or not he is pro-tenant.  

@Jonathan Perez Those are good sites to obtain a contract temporarily (you'll need to add specifics at one point) or simply to save a couple bucks when you seek a lawyer.

For example, in some contract, you'll need to add disclosure (for responsibility purpose) or some remedies clauses (what happen if someone doesn't pay for example).

Even us lawyer will use templates and then customized it to every situation (because almost every situation is different).

That said, every good contract is available for free so I would not advise paying for them. If you need one in specifics, I can help you find it.

Cheers

Hi @Eric Johnston, many websites offer contract template. 

Here's a short list: 

• www.rocketlawyer.com
• www.legalzoom.com
• www.pandadoc.com

Some are free and other aren't. In my opinion, there is no difference between free or paid. The most important thing is that you can understand the contract. (since you're doing it yourself)

Those contracts are always very general though. You might want some customization to cover everything you need.

Hope that help!

Agree with @Aaron Mazzrillo, if the eviction process is handled correctly, it shouldn't take more than two months. Lawyers (laws) are there for that.

That being said, what @Kyle J.  did (sitting in his local courthouse during eviction hearings)should be a regular practice among investor. Many people don't think about it, but courts are public and very open. Take one Friday afternoon to go there, and you'll learn two things:

-Judges operate within the law and "with good judgment." There is no legal or political "impasse."

-How to prepare and organized yourself, so those "horror" situation never happen. 

Also, lawyers can do more when the issue at hand has been carefully prepared by the landlord beforehand. 

Combine that with those "creatives" ways mention in this thread, eviction is not a matter of "tenant-friendly" or "landlord-friendly" but more about planned logistics and straight legal know-how.

@Lori Agajanian the average term of the option agreement is negociable, but normally is from one to three years. Other consideration needs to be taken care of such as: is the option apply toward the down payment? Normally no. Let us know for additional info. Cheers

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Dominic

Your definitions are not totally exact @Jose Godreau. 

Sub-contractor can also form agreements with customers. Lots of sub-contractor do actually. Contractors often use sub-contractor to find them client in exchange for a commission or other monetary exchange.

The "main" difference between contractor and sub-contractor is who pay who. 

Sub-contractor will receive money from the contractor and the contractor from the customer. In some other cases, sub-contractor "may"also have subordination relationship with contractor and none with the customer directly wich is also different from the contractor side.

There are other differences, especially legally.

But I think it adds to your statement.