Damon Jackson
Should I rent to a person with a No Fault Eviction?
Hi BP, I'm currently screening tenants for a 3BR apt that I have in Springfield, Mass. I have a really great applicant that I'm considering but theyre currently going through a No- Fault eviction with their current la...
Robert D.
arch fault breakers keep tripping...
Would you know why ARCH fault breakers keep tripping ? they trip over night, property is vacant. Nobody is switching on/off anything so there is no way the “arch” is the problem. Always the same breakers trip. My elec...
Ryan Raak
short sale canceled 12 days after closing
On April 2 I purchased a rehab property that was a short sale. This was a major rehab project and my crew had been ready and waiting for over a month so as soon as we closed we got started. Then, 12 days after (Apri...
Varinder Kumar
Landlord insurance not paying for fire which burned our fence
My neighbors home is rented out and it caught fire by fault if the tenants and because of it it burned our fence. We filed a claim with our insurance and provided all of the proof and documents they requested. So our ...
Sean Edward O'Brien
Dealing with expenses caused by tenants.
Hello BP, How do you go about dealing with damage to the property that is caused by the tenant, but can't be explicitly "proved"? We have had a couple situations with repairs that we believed were the tenant's fault, ...
Karen S.
Tenants should pay for damage, right?
Late last night I received a call from one of my tenants telling me that one of the other units had a fire in their apartment (this is a 4-plex) 2 days ago. She said there was an explosion and she didn't know what...
Jim T.
General Liability Insurance Policy Needed
Hello all,
Short story long, i own several properties (townhomes out of state) with partners and some on my own. The properties have insurance policies through the HOA dues that we pay known as walls in/walls out pol...
Jason T.
Landlord Charged With 4 Counts of Reckless Homicide
Read the story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110502/ap_on_re_us/us_monoxide_deaths_landlord_charged
A landlord is being charged with 4 counts of reckless homicide after giving a tenant a portable generator to t...
Nathan Gesner
Trashed house, with pictures: who's really responsible?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...Read the article. Near the end you'll learn there was a property manager.Who's really at fault here?If I were the owner, you can guarantee I'd be on the phone with an attorney and I'd ...
Kimberly Fisher
Closed with tenant in place - haven’t received sec dep transfer
My son just closed on his 1st property - a duplex with tenant in one unit and he’s going to house hack the other unit.
We have 3 concerns:
1. The tenant’s security deposit hasn’t been transferred to him yet. In fact...