All Forum Posts by: Mary Winter

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Quote from @Mary Winter:

Hello BP community! I have another bathtub question. Here is a picture of the tub. This a one piece fiberglass bathtub. There is a small hole in the bottom of the bathtub (dark spot in the picture). This is causing water leaks. The repair guy is suggesting to replace the flooring of the bathtub because patches would crack in a week or two. Can this be done for a one piece bathtub? 

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated! 

 Depends on the quality of the repair and how well the tub is supported. Generally plastic and fiberglass, to fix right especially on the floor, you're better off just replacing the tub.

 This is on the second floor, which is why they are suggesting to replace the flooring. 

Replacing the tub was considered, but it is too costly. I would need to re-do the entire bathroom. The builder put in the bathtub first before enclosing the bathroom walls. 

Hello BP community! I have another bathtub question. Here is a picture of the tub. This a one piece fiberglass bathtub. There is a small hole in the bottom of the bathtub (dark spot in the picture). This is causing water leaks. The repair guy is suggesting to replace the flooring of the bathtub because patches would crack in a week or two. Can this be done for a one piece bathtub? 

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated! 

You don't have to remove/amend your 2022 return because the property was under your name in 2022. You didn't transfer the property to your LLC until 2023.

I don't know what kind of people living in my property. Are they criminals? Are they selling drugs? They are not on the lease. I don't know who they are.

Also, I am worried the kids will fall. I don't want this to happen in my property. I don't want to take a chance and get sued. 

The tenant is not honest. These people are not her families. She is subletting the property. Supposed to be one person on the lease, now there are at least five. More wear and tear to my property too. If they damage anything, I am afraid the security deposit is not enough to cover. My PM only required one month. 

 My lease does not allow sublet. However, she claims these people are her family. My PM said I need to have solid proof of the sublease to start the eviction process. How can I catch them? I have been told that words from neighbors are not enough. 

Also found out that there is no car parked in the driveway any time of the day. The tenant's car is on the lease. Is that sufficient to say she does not live in the property and she is subletting the property to other people? 

Thank you for your time replying to my post! I had a serious conversation with my PM, but he said if anything happens to the kids, it would not be my responsibility. Still, not willing to take a chance. The law does not protect landlords these days.  

The lease requires the tenant to provide a notice if she is going to have guests who stay over 72 hours. My PM just sent an email to her and called it a written evidence. I asked him to issue an official notice of lease violation stating that if she is having more guests staying over 72 hrs without notifying the landlord, we will start the eviction process. My PM said that I have to trust the tenant's words and believe these people are her families. 

Thank you for your suggestion about seeking legal advice! 

Hello BP community, I am really anxious about the current situation in my rental in FL.  

I have a 3 bedroom rental that is managed by my PM. End of February, one tenant moved into the property. She has good credit scores, job, money in the bank, etc. She is the only person on the lease. Our neighbors told us that there are at least 3 adults ( one young couple, one old man) and 2 very young kids living in our property. They are there since the beginning of the lease. However, it does not look like the tenant on the lease is living in the property. When our PM confronted her, she said they are her family visiting her. They will leave in three weeks. She also did not notify us ahead of time. Our neighbors also noticed that the kids like to lean on the second floor windows, and it looks like the windows are open. So the kids are leaning on the screens, which is a HUGE SAFETY HAZARD! I also don't believe these people are her families visiting her because she does not live in the property. 

I want them out. I am so anxious that the kids can fall out of the window. My PM said if the kids fell, I would not be responsible for it because my windows are locked when I rented out the property. However, I don't want the stress or any accidents. I don't want to take any chance. My PM is telling me that I can't remove these people because the tenant did not break the lease, even though she is having guests that stay over 72 hrs without any notifying us. 

I am so anxious about this situation. Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated!