We put water,sewer,and trash into the lease to make sure it is paid and not under the tenants control.So we will have base rent plus these utilities listed in the rent for a total rent price.Fulton county is one of the few counties in Georgia where a water lien SURVIVES foreclosure.No way to get rid of it except through the local council person with legislation or negotiating a payoff of the lien.With our apartment units the benefit is we get the bill so we can moniter water usage.If the bill is really large you can use a water leak adjustment form with the Fulton county water authority.Depending on the age of your property pay special attention to leaky faucets and old toilets leaking at the wax seal,the return line,and or the tank into the bowl.If you have plumbing leaks anywhere it will drive the water bill up.If you have an outside water spigot get it capped off or removed.Tenants are notorious for using water outside and driving the bill up.You better get a hold of this lien issue now or it will get worse.

John, any chance you could provide some links to this legislation or legal opinions?

The attorney we use is well versed in the Landlord/Tenant laws and can also assist the owners with wage garnishments if the owner wishes to pursue that.Feel free to read up on the topic here:http://ali.state.al.us/legislation/landlord_tenant.pdfI'd be happy to help with more specific information if you need anything else.

"THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU HAS PUBLISHED THE FINAL REGULATIONS ON THE DODD-FRANK LEGISLATION AND IT WILL AFFECT THE WAY REAL ESTATE INVESTORS WILL DO THEIR BUSINESS ONCE THEY KICK IN."

I would bet 1000 cases of Lone Star longnecks that John Jackson knows the lease option laws and regs (executable contracts) from the idiot RE legislators in Austin TX better than any man alive or dead.Any BP poster care to wager?

Know them better than the tenant and keep up on any legislative changes.

The $500 number is based off the new regulations for taxpayers without a financial statement.http://tax.cchgroup.com/downloads/files/pdfs/legislation/repair-capitalization-regulations.pdf

So this is a very, err, exotic question, but what I'm looking for is this:Reconstructable structures for a beach club.The thing is France has had some legislation passed which abolishes beach clubs (think Saint Tropez) that are kept all year round in "environmentally sensitive zones" (i.e. everywhere).They still allow licenses on leased beach land during the season (april-october) but outside of that, they need to magically disappear.Save from having a 400.000 EUR write-off every year, I believe there has to be another way.

Due to property tax reform, the sale amount is considered the market value,For that trade off and anti business legislation there was homeowner tax relief.

@Jenni G. yes,excessive and is an example of greed that will propel lawmakers to legislate against non refundable fees for move in costs.