All Forum Posts by: Jimmy S.

House is over 100 years old. Heating bills in winter are around 650 month with electric heat left at 65 degrees and only 1300 square feet. rent is 1100 month. Would you insulate the house or not?  Attic not insulated or any walls house or ducts in the house.

Just put a heat pump and air handlers in, was oil heat. Kind of feel bad electric bills are so high but does not really benefit me to pay to insulate it. What would you do?

Thanksssss

Tough spot. You could try to contact the daughter and ask her what to do with the stuff, if no luck, I think the landlord would have to clean the property out if she does not come back home. I think it would fall under abandoning the property and you have to take control of the property. Most likely utilities will not be getting paid and will be shut off eventually. Best of luck, and hope she pulls through and makes it back home. 

Hello

Tenant left in the middle of the lease. Do I need to send them a letter that I will be keeping the last month rent security deposit since they abandoned the property in the middle of the lease. It clearly states this in the lease. I never had someone leave in the middle of the without terminating the lease. They told me 5 days ahead of time and just packed everything up and left.

Does this apply like an "itemized list of damages would"  that I would need to send them if there was damaged but do I need to send them a letter that I will keeping last month and security deposit to due abandoning the property?

@Elizabeth Colegrove yes I did. Sounds like he did not follow any of these guidelines so far.

Thanks everyone for all your help

 thanks for easing my mind. I think my weakness is im always to nice. The gf just cant afford it. Rent is $1200 she makes $2400 a month. He makes $5500.

How can I find out if by him deploying allows the gf to break the lease? 

Thanks again

 Yes both are on the lease. They broke up few weeks ago and now he told me he cant afford the place on this own. He going back into the army and hopes he gets deployed which he is now. 10 days he leaving overseas. 

I looked up the law and what I got from it is he needs to give me 30 days notice, put it in writing and needs to be deployed more then 90 days overseas.  Does a text message counts "putting it in writing"? 

They are cleaning the place and will be out in a few days, not sure if they think they are getting their deposit back $2300 or not. Im not trying to be greedy but its going to sit vacant at least 1 month and will have to pay to heat it and no notice was even giving to me...

He said hes being deployed overseas in the 10 days. Has training for 1 week and hes gone.  He did not ask about the secuirty or last months rent but not sure what im going to tell him when and if he asks for it back. The girlfriend might fight and want it back but not sure if that evens matters.

coupled moved in signed 1 year lease. 3 months into lease they split up and now he can't afford it by himself. Now hes trying and just got deployed in the army. Do I have to give them back their "last month rent" and security deposit because hes in the army? He told me there's some law that protects him in-case he gets deployed (told me when he moved in). He gave me 7 days notice not 30 like required.  States in lease I need 30 days notice and move out early you forfeit last months rent and security deposit. 

Guess its already more or less for the ones who already pay on time.

@joe fairless,  How often and how many lottery tickets do you give them?

Any landlords give their tenants a coupon or voucher for a small discount $10 lets say, if they pay a certain amounts of months on time?

I was thinking of starting this and giving my tenants a $10 discount "coupon" on the rent if they pay 4 months in a row on time or is this a dumb idea? Least it gives then some incentive to try to pay on time...

Let me know your thoughts.