Most of that additional 4-pages contains items that a) our insurer insists we make clear to the tenant or b) the Rentalsman has decided are behaviours that, while most would consider common sense, we should not expect to occur to the tenant without explicit instruction {like, don't turn the heat off in the middle of winter when you go home for Xmas vacation}.

I know @Marc Ramsay has run into similar issues on a property in Ohio and might have a strategy for deterring thieves.Is this a common issue in Charlotte?

(joint, tenants in common, etc)Is the partner on the mortgage to the property?

It will help with getting some of the commonly used terminology (ie.

BTW: one common problem with these kind of assembled-deals is the intertwining of water and septic systems.

Adam,The common theme here is protecting yourself and your property.

Common Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer or accountant and I do business in California.

@Matthew Hite In some jurisdictions you are not permitted to split common utilities without sub-metering - the argument being how can you prove who consumed what amount of the resource.

Is it Common?

@Chad Bernstein Do you know if they own the property as Tenants in Common or Joint Tenants?