All Forum Posts by: Stephen Homes

Thank you Stephen. The tenant finally agreed to let the contractors in, BUT tenant is stating that the contractors must move out of the rental unit at 5PM.

Can the contractor legaly continue working after 5PM? It seems the contractor might need to say until 7PM (before sunset). Contractor is okay to continue another day, but he will charge for 2 days

Thank you Nathan and Laura. 

I forgot to mention that the tenant is stating that the contractors must move the unit at 5PM. 

Can the contractor legaly continue working after 5PM? It seems the contractor might need to say until 6:30PM.

A tenant of mine is refusing contractor to come in for major repair, although I notified her a week in advance. What is the fastes legal action to take in NJ to get access to the rental house? 

Thank you Nathan and Theresa. I contacted the section 8 coordinat for 3 weeks and she/coordinator has not got back to me. I emailed her and left her a VM.

My question to BP is would section 8 continue paying while the tenant is at the house, or they will stop paying if I submit the eviction papers or submit “Good Cause to terminate the lease"?

Thank you

I have a section 8 tenant in New Jearsey. To name a few she damaged her unit and the unit under her and not willing to pay for the damages that she caused (I had both places fixed). Changed the lock without my knowledge and will not give the key to it. Open my mail. Not let contractors and handyman do work make the inside of her unit and outside very dirty and so on. 

To minimize my loss, I want to make sure that section 8 continues to pay me while she is in the unit till I get her out. 

Is it better to evict her or send “Good Cause to terminate the lease" to the tenant (and a copy to section 8) and have section 8 transfer her to another rental? Thank you

Thank you for giving me your time and advise.

I found the following: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/... (1982 Act 325 - PA General Assembly). I am not sure if I am looking at the right place for the relevant laws in my case. This site states:

After the tenant has been in default continuously for a period of 30 days, enforcement action shall be taken by the owner.

On Feb 23rd I texted him (as I don't have his address), to move out. 

I have rented my detached garage in Pennsylvania. Tenant uses the garage for only storage. It is a few months that the tenant has not paid rent and he is not leaving/emptying the garage either.

My understanding is that I need to evict him the same way I evict a tenant living in a rental property.

Is that correct? If so, how can I take him to court when he doesn’t have an address, or should I use the house address where the garage is?

He is responsive to my texts/calls but is not sharing his current address. He claims he lives with friends. I used an agency to find his last address and that is the address on his DL.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

I need to borrow $190k to $200k to buy a foreclosure house (to live in). I just put another house for sale which it will certainly sell for over what I want to borrow.

I contacted a couple of banks and their fees are very high. What other reasonable options I have? I need the Cash in 3 to 4 weeks.

I am not sure where to post this question so I started here :)

Thank you