My tenants are on a month to month lease, at this time i also gave one tenant notice to rent increasing and the other notice that i would be not renewing their lease.Good luck and be open and honest with them!!

no i don't have it"... her background check was clean when i took her on.i believe she grabbed it (either by error or on purpose) i know i'm screwed on this one..she is on a short term lease (she's like 4-5 months into a 6 mo) which i will not renew...  

So they have been living in this 3 bedroom 1 bath home for exactly one year. 2 weeks ago the tenant texted me saying they want to renew the lease for another year, so I renewed with a slight increase in rent.

I believe Portland and other cities are considering similar measures wherein you must have very, very good reasons for not renewing a tenant.

So maybe these might be alternatives.Provided that 12 months of rent are all paid no later than the 5th, you could:*Guarantee a lower rent increase on lease renewals (1%-2%)* Offer inexpensive but high perceived value items (i.e. big screen TV) for lease renewals * Provide a Winter Fuel Credit in December if tenants pay for heating fuel * Offer a choice of unit upgrades that you may have been planning to do anyway (repaint, new appliance, ceiling fans, etc.)Basically, find ways to incentivize and reward your tenants with something other than a rent discount. 

Also, how do you verify that the renter has renewed their renters insurance policy? 

My advice to him, that I am preparing to provide, is Ride the lease out and when the lease expires we will renew in his name alone.  

Some even charge for renewing leases. 

It gives me renewed hope for finding my first rental property in my home state.

Seattle requires 60 days notice that you will not be renewing.