All Forum Posts by: L. Pritchard

There is not a formula for us here. It is simply a spreadsheet with zip codes and the maximum amounts they will pay per zip code based upon floorplan type. 1x1, 2x2, etc. There are also set limits for utilities based on the type as well. Ie. Gas heat or electric heat. 

You should be able to contact your local office and ask for this rental rate sheet. They also may offer a training course for landlords as well where they will teach you all of this and discuss the entire process from approvals, inspections, and the Section 8 contract itself. 

This doesn't sound like a landlord problem but a personal tenant problem.

With that said, you cannot drop someone off the lease without all parties agreeing to it and it seems the male tenant made it clear he will not do that. You may be able to only have her on the lease contract on the next renewal agreement and then you would not need his permission to remove him as it is a new contract at that point. 

I'd further argue that even this is not a great solution as he is still likely to return regardless of being on a contract or not.

Send your material breach of contract notice to the tenant regarding the pet. This will have a cure period and if they do not cure the breach at the end of the period then you are able to move to an eviction. Even if you do not wish to evict the tenant, the letter will likely result in them taking action and making that payment to you. 

Rent is received when it is received, not when it is promised or "sent". However, you may have some sort of stipulation regarding mailing/post mark dates though.

For example. In Arizona that would be 5 days after postmark. If a tenant sent their rent and it is postmarked on the 1st but the landlord receives it on the 8th, it actually would be considered received on the 6th. 

Yes.

1) My actual cost to screen the applicant + the hourly rate of administrative work it takes to input and run this information. (Also making sure to be competitive with the market)

2) Credit, Criminal History, and Rental History.

3) Certified funds at the time they are applying. We do also accept credit cards for application fees but be prepared to have charge backs when people decide to cancel or if they are declined. 

Tony,

If you did not give the tenant a legal notice to vacate (non renewal of lease) yet then you will need to do that. If the tenant gave you notice and is holding over then you would need to send them the appropriate holdover demand to vacate notice and then take them to court for eviction. 

I have no idea what your exact situation is or where your property is located. If these things confuse you then you should contact a local attorney to help with the proper notices. 

The CDC moratorium only applies to non payment of rent and does not apply to tenants in holdover.  

I would also hope that you have a lease contract with this tenant and that it states that utilities must be on. I would also include that with the court filling as you may need to explain why you are demanding the tenant to vacate. 

@Account Closed Without reading through their contract we don’t know if there is verbiage like this or not.

Also, just because someone said they have a medicinal card doesn’t mean they actually do. So, I don’t think the OP knows if it’s legal use or not. 

This would also be an accommodation and it isn’t the tenant so there isn’t any need for an accommodation for a non lease signer.

1) Check your policy. 

2) You can make it a lease policy that a tenant must report maintenance issues to you in a timely manner. Can't really force them to do stuff for you though. It would be in their best interest to shut it off anyways and if you are so concerned then educate your tenants on where all the water shut offs are located. No you can't make it their responsibility for repairs or damages unless of course they failed to report it to you in a timely basis. You can make it mandatory for a tenant to carry renters insurance coverage that would cover their personal belongings if this did happen.

3) Yeah those exist. If they work or not is a different story.

My thoughts. If you are concerned that a line may burst or that the angle stops to shut off water are too old and may not turn or may break when they are turned then spend the money to buy some new braided stainless steel lines and shut off valves and replace them. You will sleep much better at night knowing that these are new lines and working valves. 

Hi Peter,

She is not being denied unemployment because she left on her own. Rental assistance is probably denying her as well for the same reason, she voluntarily left her employment. 

Regarding the CDC Moratorium. If she has not filled that form out and presented it to you then you would be able to send her a demand for payment notice and then start your filling for court process after the statutory period expires. Technically, even if she did fill out that form and gave it to you, it would not apply in her situation but unfortunately (at least here) courts are not allowing landlord to contest those.

I don't know if your city or state has any further restrictions but the CDC Moratorium doesn't apply here and again it is her responsibility to present that to you if she thinks it does apply. 

Check your state or local city restrictions and if none, then send that demand for payment notice. You may not be able to actually get a lock out right now but you will after 12/31/2020.

Hi Anthony,

If the tenants have current contracts that have not ended then they are still going to be valid until their expiration date. If you decide to offer them a renewal contract then at that point they would need to sign your contract. If they are on month to month leases then you may want to still offer them a renewal contract so you can lock them into a longer lease term.

It is normal to ask residents for updates on a annual basis, or whatever timeframe you feel is necessary. Typically this is just making sure you have their current contact email address, phone numbers, etc. It is also a good time to ask if they have a new pet or occupant maybe they "forgot" to tell you about. 

You could ask them to re-apply before you will offer them a new lease contract if you'd like to make sure they meet your qualification criteria. Personally, I would just make sure that I have their updated contact information, ID #'s and Social Security #'s to ensure that if I had any issues with them I would have the sufficient information to be able to file for eviction or send them to a collections agency if I really needed to. If you already have that information provided to you by the prior ownership then maybe just leave them be.