All Forum Posts by: Julian Jung

Hey Jon, thanks for your extremely helpful and timely reply. Can you stick around for a bit more?

3) Should I consider giving the entire backyard to one unit? I ask this because my duplex is more of a front/back design. The back unit, which is considerably bigger and has a pricier rent has direct access to the backyard whereas the front unit has to walk by the back unit's front door.

4) Is it unethical to change the rental listing price? My ad listing has been up for a few days and received a few inquiries already. I'm quite confident I can receive more considering the inquiries I received so far.

Also, I'll start looking into a lawyer right away. Thanks again!

Hey everyone, I just closed escrow on a duplex but I have been having some concerns regarding renting both units out to tenants.

First, I am going to be placing a community washer and dryer but powered by one of the unit's gas and power, should I go about reimbursing the tenant for the utility costs? I'm sure the costs are negligible but it just occurred to me.

Second, while the trash pick-up is paid for by the tenants, how should I go about collecting the payment since there is only one bill. Can trash companies provide a split bill? Or should I just receive the bill and add the halves onto the tenant's monthly rent?

Also, can I trust that the tenants share the backyard in relative peaceful manner? I know most of it is up to me to pick compatible tenants but has anyone ever had to deal with something like this? It's just laughable to imagine a scenario where I have to start designation certain parts of the yard.

Last but not least, am I allowed to screen multiple tenants' application at once? I believe I read somewhere(maybe here somewhere perhaps) about not landlords not allowed to take multiple application fee's at once. I'm going to be holding a open house in a few days and didn't want to blatantly commit something illegal by taking multiple application fee's.

Thanks!