All Forum Posts by: Remmy Vernon

We have rust issues in the water around here and our dishwashers often look orangish. I have had great luck with using some 'rust out' in them. Just fill the cleaner area with some, and run it. I then run it a few more times afterwards with regular cleaner.

I am a landlord and I am currently renting. my landlord ( the owner of the house ) pays for the septic service.

offer to have it professional cleaned.

I really like the mats/rug idea.

We've been renovating our units upon turn over and replacing carpeting each time. ( some of them have 15 year old carpet!! yuk. We just bought them this past year, so not our doing. ) Anyways, I like the idea of providing entry way mats, kitchen sink mat, etc., to help protect the new flooring. Thanks!

wow, I feel bad for you guys! I am in Northern Wisconsin. We get our fair share of snow, but we don't have to deal with the 'if it snows at this time you X amount of time to clear it'.
what a nightmare!

We do pay for someone to plow our apartment buildings and to shovel. At one of our buildings, a tenant does the sidewalks and he does a good job and is fair. But we do not incur any fines from the city if we don't. 

Sorry guys!

Just an update. I spoke with them last night and they were expecting to have to pay the remainder of the lease. I did not feel good about that at all. I did not want all the money. We settled at one month's rent and they insisted we keep the SD because they are unable to come back and clean. This gives me time to make the renovations and get it back on the market. 

We had someone else break their lease because the husband could no longer take care of his wife and wanted to move closer to his son who would help him. This was in the summer, so I had no issues letting them go because I knew I could rent it out quickly, and I did. This one just scared me because it is winter here and I have 2 empties right now. (Lease ended and no renewal. One moved back home, the other needed more space)

Maybe it is for the better, because I don't like having a lease end in the winter/colder months. maybe this will allow me to get them leased in the months that are typically easier to find renters. 

Gotta look on the bright side! Thanks for the responses and advice.

Got a voicemail today from an elderly tenant's son-in-law saying after several hospital visits, they have moved her into an assisted living facility and she won;t be returning to her apartment.

She just renewed her lease in Oct. of this year for a year.

She is a sweet little old lady and we are sorry to have her leave but also understand why.

It's winter here, and this will put us at 3 vacancies. If it weren't for the fact that all 3 of these units need new carpet, paint, etc., I wouldn't be too worried. I would just let her go.

I do not see any laws regarding breaking a lease when moving to a care facility. Can I offer them a penalty for breaking the lease rather than trying to make them pay the remaining portion of the lease? Maybe 3 months rent? Just to get me through the worst part of winter. I also don't want to rent this unit out without the renovations I feel it needs, plus I can get a little more money for it.

Of course, I could just let it go. It's Christmas, right? 

What would you do or what have you done in similar cases?

sorry! saw this was just posted by another member.

here is good one..

http://wtkr.com/2015/12/10/landlord-claims-tenants...

Some of our inherited tenants have cats. I have only had one move out so far, and you would not have known she had a cat. Now, the other two tenants with cats - oh boy do you know it. So my opinion is it depends on the owner and how they choose to live and care for their pets.