All Forum Posts by: Robin Evans

@Robin Evans  ah pets,  you probably can't determine if the other landlord gave her permission  but that lease is up and you said she is on month to month now,  you gave her a fee and she won't pay it. I would just give her notice of terminations sooner rather than later.  The reason being is she is the kind of tenant that is dictating terms and she is only likely to get more difficult.  I would not believe she is leaving at the end of the year.  She has been looking for THREE years, she isn't going to find what she is looking for. If the end of the year is better for you then do that but  don't do it because she said that is good for her because I bet she will push you as far as she can. 

You could give her a generous 60 or more days notice or say hey you won't sign the lease here is a termination of occupancy agreement on x date (it could be in 6 months). You need to sign this now, if she doesn't sign it you have your answer and serve a termination notice. 

@Robin Evans If she is already smoking in the unit there is no disadvantage to allowing her to stay and not sign that provision.   If she doesn't have a pet also not an issue that she doesn't sign that. I am not sure how this holds up in court but in MF I always put a clause that tenants must follow property rules for common areas which may change from time to time to cover things you never think of that people do.    I think your approach is good as long as she pays.  If she is looking for 3 years though you may just have to give her notice at some point.  She may be looking for a unicorn..

@Robin Evans  you certainly can put deliver vacant in your purchase agreement but in most cases this only works if the tenant is already deliquent or the seller is willing to do a cash for keys. In general, the rental agreement survives the sale. Section 8 you definitely would not be successful in deliver vacant unless the tenant is already on the path to eviction.   If your tenant is not current and you want to get rid of her you should serve all notices to get her out so if she doesn't move on her own you can proceed. It may not be as easy to for her to get another section 8 rental as she thinks.

@Robin Evans  if she doesn't listen you can also put a barrier where she is parking such as a pole or rocks so she can't park there. 

 Why would that be hard to raise? Start the conversation when you're under contract, if they balk at market rates, shop for a new tenant all before your EM goes hard. There's no risk to you other than your time.

@Robin Evans  if she doesn't listen you can also put a barrier where she is parking such as a pole or rocks so she can't park there. 

 How long is the lease?

@Robin Evans    I  would add that if the lease is silent on where to park you can assign spaces.  She might not follow the rules and if she doesn't it probably isn't worth the aggravation of having her annoy other tenants and then she needs to go. I am assuming here that the parking is already an issue and assigning spacing would be to solve that issue.  The lease questions you already have great responses.

Write a new lease. Fill it up with everything.  I have 3 paragraphs just on Lawn mowing and the penalties there of, 3 paragrraphes on vehicles and the penalties, etc, BBQ's away from house, etc, Pets and disturbance and penalties,  noise, rubbish and penalties, etc,  .....You're new at this. Find a local landlord group you can join and get some basic forms. Then add your own additional 20 pages of particulars.  Gotta love Ohio. Dayton. And home of the mighty Wright Brothers!!! What a town! Wright/Patterson wow! The beginning of Aviation! Huffman Field, ....sorry, I get carried away.

Excellent idea. You can turn one space into a more cashflow area sometimes.