Have on hand a tape measure, disinfectant wipes, camera, pens, small tool box, first aid kit.6.

I didn't have late payments after that, except very rarely, and usually it would be a couple times a year with students waiting on their next financial aid payment.So, if you get rid of deadbeats, and go ahead and send some type of reminder, it will really cut down the late payments, in my experience.I really resisted reminding people to pay their rent at first, thinking I shouldn't have to be their mommy. 

He has a history of barely rehabbing his units and providing band-aid fixes when things break. 

Its not worth the risk to me, tenants that require eviction often have Legal Aid on speed dial.

But as the other posters indicate it seems to be relatively rare that a landlord would get paid anything in these circumstances.The issue of prison interfering with his rental chances is an interesting one but I think easily handled by an enterprising tenant: they could just say that they were living with friends or family, hence the gap in their rental history.

I may ruffle a few feather with this blunt statement but get rid of them.Getting them out now is cheaper than spending $5,000 on legal aid and attorney fees six months from now when their water goes wrongs again.

I also created one that showed what his income would be for each apartment if they were at market rent, date they moved in, amount of their security deposit, and notes which would include any issues or their expected move-out date, if they had a balance due - when payment was expected (some students relied on financial aid and it would be late occasionally). 

Or at least an acceptance letter or their financial aid award, etc.I'd rather have her money in my account, rather than her attorney's account or some other escrow account I did not have control over. 

The answer from a tenant aid group is correct - the tenants can get this info readily.http://www.palawhelp.org/resource/security-deposit...

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