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13 January 2020 | 16 replies
The prospective tenant has offered a pet deposit (it's illegal to require one in our jurisdiction).
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10 January 2020 | 1 reply
His realtor claimed his relatives were paying rent - but being the inexperienced fool that I was at the time I never asked for proof of deposits or leases.
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10 January 2020 | 4 replies
@Seth Peterson I see it as a deposit.
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11 January 2020 | 4 replies
Look, you can do a VOD (verification of Deposits) and have a loan approval I assume?
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11 January 2020 | 9 replies
This means that in the event of a worst-case scenario, laws regarding rent increases, damage deposits, evictions, etc. are more likely to favor you the landlord.
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19 January 2020 | 7 replies
Perhaps you can collect an additional deposit for utilities to raise your deposit monies.
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13 January 2020 | 34 replies
Pet rent or deposit?
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16 August 2014 | 2 replies
If they decide to move nothing, you can do but look for another renter, but you cannot hold all of their deposits because you are looking for a buyer not a renter be careful they could sue you.Joe Gore
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18 August 2014 | 13 replies
Even if the person really has the money to loan, there are all kinds of issues with high dollar amounts coming into the country, and being deposited into your account.
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5 June 2015 | 52 replies
OK, I'm saving a slot for that day if everybody agree.