You should make sure your rental is registered with the town/city (or the Bureau of Housing for a multiple dwelling unit) as a rental and that you notify the tenant with the form.  

Considering the tenants who whine that their landlords are "slumlords" and never addressed their repair issues....and it turns out (in court) they never notified the landlord of these it appears there are a certain percentage of tenants who don't mind living in these conditions just as long as they can do so rent free so we'll set these deadbeats aside for the moment.It is a good idea to include the clause in a lease making a tenant liable for additional damages caused by their failure to timely report any repair issue.  

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Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause (looks like suicide) and will be contacting Next of Kin to notify and come pick up his things.

., Landlord hereby notifies Tenant that the Building is located in a flood zone.　

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