All Forum Posts by: Ruben Hunter

@Scott M. Thank you. Just wanted to make sure that wasn’t an expectation of the landlord. I can confidently set that expectations now that I know.

My tenant was hanging shelf and screwed into a water pipe. I would love to have professional advice on who should pay for repairs. Repairs are not major, little sheet rock work and plumbing bill.

I’d like some advice in handling a situation for the first time. Here is the message one of my tenants just sent me

“Good Afternoon Ruben,

So it has become necessary that we move overseas by beginning of August and would like to end our lease. We will be out of the house and flying out of Tulsa on 7/31/2020. We will pay rent for the month of August and will not request a refund for the security deposit. Sorry for the inconvenience and short notice. Thanks”

There lease ends in January. I’m no push over and I know that this is obviously dumb. I’d like advice on how to handle this the right way and fair! Kinda excited actually as this seems like a great learning experience. The lease says the agreement can’t be broken. Thanks team for the help!

I am taking over a property in which the current tenant has been in the property for 9 years, and here is my questions. I prefer to have a security deposit that equals one month of rent, and a non-refundable pet deposit if $350.

This tenant payed $350 for a security deposit back in 2011 and a $350 deposit for his dog the old lease doesn’t not say if it’s refundable if not. The current rent each month is $750. He is a great tenant and very easy, however I’d like to get other opinions on if I should just accept this as a security deposit and give back the $700 when he moves out. Or if I should still to my normal 1 month security deposit, meaning he would owe another 400 for the deposit. Then $350 for a pet deposit that is not refundable, really more of a fee.

Last question, do landlords usually charge a non-refundable pet deposit each year a tenant signs a new lease to help pay for damage the pet creates over that year? Or does it just carry over?

Thank you BP community!

@Natelya G. Yes there is

@Theresa Harris makes sense! Thank you!

One of my tenants told me they were afraid that their young kids would open the front door and run out. So they wanted me to come and install a chain?

I just wanted to see what you all thought? I understand her worry but don’t particularly want to install an ugly chain on the door.