Then if he disputes your numbers, he has the burden to prove you wrong with real actuals. 

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?

My New Years resolution is to stay on top of tenants lease end date and enforce signing new leases as opposed to going month to month. 

* What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuits* How familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?

You can usually dispute it pretty easily, and then you will probably have to do as said above and contact each agency thay it shows up on.

It sounds as though the individual is looking for someone known as a "commercial litigator", someone who handles business disputes; possibly between a contractor and owner, contractor and lessee, or contractor and subcontractor.

I wouldn't suggest using paypal, as the tenant can dispute the payment and receive the money back very easily.

Here are just a few items you will see in the draft proposal of the ordinance and resolution:1) They will "require that we provide the city with a list of the names of all tenants in each unit"2) They will "require that the owner agrees to allow inspection of the interior and exterior of the unit at any reasonable time..." and they can even enter your property with something called "an administrative search warrant"...what the heck is an administrative search warrant?

If a dispute about the services through a brokerage rises, either party (or both) can file complaints with their state regulators FREE of charge.

It seems counterintuitive, but logic and reason seem to be seldomly used as the driving force behind decisions for Landlord-tenant legal disputes out here.