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All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Account Closed has started 7 posts and replied 473 times.

Post: Including refrigerator - personal property? maintenance?

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  • Henderson, NC
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Originally posted by @Account Closed:

@Ryan R. Get your facts straight. I said if the landlord provides a stove and refrigerator the landlord needs to be the one to fix it if something goes wrong not the tenant. Good luck if the tenant sues you.

 I had my facts correct the first time. Just because you provide a stove and refrigerator does not mean you are required to maintain and/or replace those items. It depends what the lease says, there is no law.

Once again, your posts are almost always incorrect - this is another fact I got right the first time. Ever notice how your ratio of votes to posts is much lower than most other people? 

Furthermore, a tenant is not going to sue you about a refrigerator. They are usually too stupid to figure out the legal system and then they realize it cost more than a refrigerator to actually sue somebody. And then they would lose...

Post: Using a real estate agent to rent my property

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  • Henderson, NC
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Originally posted by @Edward B.:

But if you have the money and don't want the hassle then there is nothing wrong with hiring a professional to do their job.

Actually, there can be a lot of things wrong with that. First of all, if you have a rental house then it is an investment designed to make you money. Hiring an realtor is an really big expense you do not need.

Additionally, many, many times they will find you a bad tenant. They have no motivation to do otherwise. They get paid when they place a tenant in your home. It's not their home - they just take the money and run. They are not responsible for the tenant, and what they might do. They don't bother to find quality tenants or screen them as well as you probably would. They put the first person they can in your house.

This is the exact same reason why when something needs fixed I almost always do it myself. When somebody else does it, who is not the owner and has no vested interest in the property, they usually do a worse job.

"If you want something done right you have to do it yourself".

Post: Including refrigerator - personal property? maintenance?

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  • Henderson, NC
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Originally posted by @Account Closed:

@Jeff B. If the landlord provides stoves and refrigerators, the landlord needs to fix it if anything goes wrong and not burden the tenant with the repairs. It will cost you more in court if the tenant sues for deducting from the deposit.

 Totally wrong, as usual. It depends on the wording in the lease. There are no laws that require a landlord to provide a working stove or refrigerator, unless that was agreed upon in the lease. 

Post: Henderson, North Carolina

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Originally posted by @Robert Ombres:

@Tedroy Johnson I live in Henderson county. Did you get the information you need?

 People always get so confused when you talk about the city of Henderson. No, it's not in Henderson county. No, it's not Hendersonville. No, not it's not the Henderson in Nevada.

Post: Using a real estate agent to rent my property

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  • Henderson, NC
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As far as I'm concerned that's kind of like hiring a lawyer to walk your dog. It's really not hard.

Post: 2nd Hand Marijuana Smoke where Pot/Weed is Legal

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  • Henderson, NC
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Originally posted by @Vic French:

If neighbors have reported pungent, strong skunk weed smell and it has been investigated, it is on police records because they have to investigate and write a report.

Again, this is not something you have to "disclose" to anybody at any time. Most people will not search this deep when buying or especially renting a house - a google search will not find this result, it would be something they would have to pay to get the report for. 

Most people, especially in California, aren't nearly as paranoid and scared of weed as you are. Most people, when they find a record of legal marijuana being grown near by won't care.

It's funny, some people get paranoid when they smoke weed, others are just naturally that way. A bowl or two would go a long way in calming you down.

PS - just because a realtor told you something, doesn't make it a fact.

Post: 2nd Hand Marijuana Smoke where Pot/Weed is Legal

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  • Henderson, NC
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Originally posted by @Vic French:

Its just a plant, yeah, yeah, yeah.....but when you go to sell your property you have to disclose and it affects your property values; at least in CA.  Maybe it wouldn't be an issue in rural areas but in my backyard its an issue.

 That is totally incorrect. There is nothing you have to disclose to anybody about marijuana.

Post: Landlord question - rekey for new tenants?

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  • Henderson, NC
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For anybody using Smart Key, I have a key for every house you have. It's as easy to use as your own key.

See here:
https://youtu.be/nF4wbyJ5uLk

Remember, locks only keep out honest people unless you're going to install a special door and door jamb. Most household doors are laughably easy to force open.

The best you can do is slow them down and make obvious sings of forced entry. If somebody opens your smart key lock without damaging anything, you'll be a suspect if anything goes missing.

Post: 2nd Hand Marijuana Smoke where Pot/Weed is Legal

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  • Henderson, NC
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Originally posted by @Vic French:

As a landlord what do you do about the jackasses that grow next door to you and you have to smell the stench for 5 months at a time.

It's just a plant - get over it. The stench can't be that bad growing outside. Smoke is much different. And there is no chance what so ever that the smell can harm somebody or make them high. There are also flowers that smell like rotting corpses, you should be glad your neighbors aren't growing those.

For that matter there is a field across the street from me where they grow 100 acres of a plant I'm severely allergic to. It's tough titties for me. Every summer I can't breathe because of it.

Post: 2nd Hand Marijuana Smoke where Pot/Weed is Legal

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  • Henderson, NC
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Even where it is legal the same laws that apply to smoking cigarettes apply to weed and for that matter vaporizing anything. If it's a "no smoking" area, that includes weed. if smoking is allowed, that also includes legal marijuana.

Most legal marijuana laws specify that it must be done in private. If somebody else knows you are doing it, then it isn't private and probably not legal.