All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Check your state laws and your lease. Property damage is usually grounds for lease termination. Have a conversation with them about it, if you want to work it out. Maybe they can make payments. If not, you may need to use their security deposit for the repairs, once they are out.

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Fayetteville, North Carolina

Some good advice here. Even if early move-out fees aren't in the lease, they are responsible for rent until you get it re-rented, or the lease expires.

The problem I see is that once they move out, they are almost definitely not going to pay you rent for any months they weren't there. So, if it sits vacant for 2 months, you probably won't get paid by them. So you either have to eat the cost or send them to collections.

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San Diego, California

I would not want a tenant to do repairs themselves.

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Columbus, Ohio

I love living in California. But it's stuff like this that makes it really tough to manage properties in the state.

"landlords would be exempted from the ban if they provide a reason for excluding pets from their property, such as concerns over health or nuisances, so long as they can provide documentation to a rent board if a tenant pushes back."

I wonder what type of documentation you could provide for 'concerns?'

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Quote from @Steve Borawski:

Morning All,

I wanted to give you an update. Also, thank you all for you feedback because it’s always good to get different perspectives.

So, I placed a 3-day notice on the tenant’s door that the lease has
been violated. I laid out the issues of noise and disturbing the other tenets. I expected to meet her at the house and go over the issues but
I had to send a message instead. Surprisingly she understood the issues and agreed to move out. I agreed to give her back the full security deposit even though there was some damage. She moved out as scheduled and I gave her the security deposit back.

There was fall out and I had another tenant move out while I was working on getting the tenant to move out. But honestly it could have
been worse. Rooming house are a pain but the money is so good, lol.

Steve B

That's fantastic. This is how we all hope things like this turn out.

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Toledo, Ohio

I've had this exact scenario happen. I told them to figure it out and let me know who was staying. The wife stayed, husband moved out. Once he was gone, I wrote her up a new lease, and she has been a great tenant for about 5 years now.

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Quad Cities, Illinois

You don't need to get their permission. You just need to notify them. I just let them know the date and approximate time someone will be at the property walking around. They don't need to go in, so it shouldn't be an inconvenience to them. I always give them at least 24 hours notice.

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San Diego, California

Quote from @Michael Smythe:

@Account Closed interesting point of view.

You had no problem trashing a PMC you didn't know, without knowing the facts.

Why don't you put your own advice into practice?

Just wow. I wasn't trashing anyone. Once again, I was giving an opinion on what might have happened.

If you don't like my answers, you are free to scroll on past them.

We are done here.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Quote from @Michael Smythe:

@Jasmeial Jackson and @Account Closed

You both seem a bit naive about federal laws regarding this.

The primary law that governs how institutions can use or share personal information about consumers is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. This law prohibits an institution from disclosing a consumer’s nonpublic personal information like Social Security numbers, income, and outstanding debt, to companies that are not legally related to the institution.

https://www.ftc.gov/business-g...

Also, most credit agency contracts do not allow their clients to share info with 3rd parties, which an owner would be.

“This data may not be sold or shown to any party not affiliated with the original contract."
https://www.rentspree.com/blog...

Landlords and property managers are required by FCRA regulations to legally review a tenant's credit report (with consent) for the sole intention of determining an applicant's qualification to rent. When setting up an account with a credit reporting agency, a landlord and property manager will submit a simple credit access application and supporting documentation that proves their need for access."
https://www.rentecdirect.com/b...

If a PMC shares the confidential information of a tenant prospect with an owner and that owner somehow allows the info to be used for identity-theft or other related crimes, the PMC will be sued! How will an owner guarantee to a PMC that this won’t happen or pay for any legal costs if it does?

So, an owner insisting that a PMC give them confidential applicant/tenant information, often proves that an owner who THINKS they can DIY manage, has NOT done their homework regarding all the legalities involved in managing rental properties!

Recommend you hire a real estate attorney to assist you in understanding why the property management company shouldn't and doesn't have to share confidential application information with an owner. The attorney can also then assist you with creating the following compliant with all federal, state and local laws:

1) Rental Application
2) Lease & Pet Addendum
3) Renewal documents
4) Nonpayment Warning Letters
5) Eviction Letters & Notices
6) Legal Entry Notices
7) Security Deposit & Release of Liability Letters
8) Vendor Contracts with insurance and other requirements
9) MoveIn & MoveOut Procedures to Share with Tenants
10) Etc.

Hope this helps!

Maybe you can answer a question without calling people names.

I don't appreciate being called naive. I was just giving my opinion. When I need to know the law on something, I look it up. Even lawyers don't know all the laws. That's why they look things up when they need to.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I have in my leases that guests are not allowed to bring pets and pet sitting is not allowed at any time. Had to add the pet sitting clause, because tenants would tell me, "Oh I was just pet sitting for a few days."

If it's not in your lease, make an addendum and have them sign it. If it is in your lease, tell them they are violating the lease and if it doesn't stop immediately, they will need to move. But you need to be prepared to back that up.

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