All Forum Posts by: Melissa T.

Hi,

We manage 23 units, it's a small family operation. We don't want to hire property managers and last year I talked the owners into using a rental management platform. We used RentTec. I don't like that there is not a user friendly app, and I find the website to be NOT user friendly. Looking for something a little more basic and easy to use. Has anyone had any luck with RentRedi? 

Thanks,

Melisssa

Hi,

My tenant wants a pet for a condo. We typically don’t allow dogs and we would be requiring a security deposit for it. He mentioned he wants it “bc his wife has been depressed recently.” My question is if he adopts the dog can I still charge the pet deposit? What if he says it’s an emotional support dog?  Are they emotional support dogs as soon as they’re adopted? Any info is appreciated. 

Hi,

I am the owner of a multi-family property. Each unit is provided two off street parking spaces. Last year one of our tenant to asked if they could put a small landing in the backyard, as a little patio area. We said ok. He put a 10 x 12 deck coming off his back door as a deck area for his unit.

We rented the third floor recently and these tenants have two cars. Because the first floor took up so much of the yard with the deck he built there is not room for their two cars and the third floors two cars.

The first floor is upset and asking us to tell the unit upstairs to put their cars on the street. The first floor tenants are not ideal tenants as it is, but now what do I do about the parking?

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks,

Melissa

We have sold a house, closing on 8/30. The people in it have known it was for sale since March. They are refusing to leave. They are not answering any form of communication, we have resorted to certified letters to even ensure that they get any communication at all. They won't answer the door, the lawyer, or the real estate agent. She also is not paying the rent any more. CT law does not allow evictions until 8/25. The buyers are not sure if they are even moving in or want to go through with it because she was supposed to be out on 8/1. What do we do? Soooo frustrating.

@Theresa Harris evictions are banned until 7/1

Hi,

We have a tenant in one of our properties that we have decided to sell. She is refusing to let anyone in the home due to COVID19. We are located in CT and per her rights we did not show the place from March-May. Now the state is reopening and she is still refusing to let anyone in. She is on a month to month lease. What do we do here?

Hi,

We are in the process of selling one of our houses in Connecticut. The house has had a tenant for years. We let her know in January of our intent to sell. She was not happy but also not willing to buy. Then COVID-19 happened and put of respect for her and her family we stopped showings. Now as things have slowed down in CT we want to show it again, and shes giving us a hard time citing she doesn't want people in her house because of COVID-19. What do we do? She's on a month to month lease.

Thanks,

Melissa

Hi,

Has anyone in the CT area had any luck with splitting water bills in multifamily units? Are there laws that prohibit this in Connecticut? We have several multifamily units and could probably save thousands of dollars a year if there is a strategy to do this. Any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

Melissa

I am managing property for a client. The client would like their tenant to not use the garage as storage. She would like them to park their car in the garage. There are issues with congestion on the street and the house is a 3 family. One unit has been vacant for a long time and won't be for much longer. This is going to create an issue with cars at the house as she chooses to park outside the garage. Two cars will fit in the garage and one can be parked on the side by the vacant unit.

The problem I'm having is that the owners lease does not say that the address is a 1bdrm/1bathroom/with one car garage or really any identifying factors about what the signed lease agreement is for. My leases for other clients (hers will be updated when this one is ends) have specific property identifiers including how many spots, where (garage or off street), and what the property is in terms of bedrooms and bathrooms.

We told her to please park her car in the garage she complained the door slammed shut. We had a garage company come out and fix the door. We even offered to let her move her things into another area on the property. She responded she still doesn't want to park in the garage because it's not a motorized door with a button for her to press inside her car. She also said she doesn't want to move her things to the other area because of concerns about mildew.

Do I have a leg to stand on if her current lease says nothing other than the address about what she is leasing?

Input is appreciated. We're trying to play nice but she's not making it easy.

Thanks!

Hi,

We own about 27 different properties and have yet to figure out a good solution regarding appliances. What does everyone use? Which store? Used/new? Warranty? Input is appreciated! We supply everyone with a stove and refrigerator minimum. Some of the higher-end properties have dish washers. Input is appreciated!

Thanks!