I have a question if two parts of a lease in Michigan are valid, legal, and or enforceable, and what to do if they are not.The first one:     "The renter agrees to vacate the house within three days after being notifi...

We want to ask a prospective tenant to pay a non refundable 'holding deposit' equal to one months rent to reserve an apartment in NJ until lease signing. deposit would be applied to first months rent. Need help with f...

My trouble tenant used to be homeless maybe a year ago or so. So, he has connections with councilors and advocates to I guess help him along.

Anyway, I knew I shouldn't have accepted his application, but I ...

Tenant is on government assistance and rent is deposited into my account every month like clock work. The lease says he needs to pay the monthly water bill, about $40-50 per month. His bill is up to over $300 now. The...

Hi all, Are you familiar with an insurance product which covers landlords against legal threats and lawsuits from tenants, which are _not_ related to injuries and liability? I recently received a demand letter from a ...

my church is buying a property in MD. currently the property is leased to a senior care operator, owner collect 6k rent each month. it has been going for 15 years.15 years ago owner bought the property with grant from...

Question for California multifamily landlords who have implemented RUBS to recoup utility costs. I have implemented a RUBs systems using Realpage to begin billing my tenants RUBs however several tenants refuse to pay ...

Hello BP,I am looking for your thoughts on a bit of an issue I am dealing with right now.A tenant who we've signed 4 months ago is break her fixed-term lease with a 30-day notice, with 13 months remaining. There is no...

May 3rd a new tenant signed the lease to move in on 1 July. I did all my research in her, at least I thought I did. She had asked for an earlier move in date then the date on the lease if it was available.  I let her ...

Hello,
I am a new agent (we are talking less than a month in). I have rental clients that secured a lease - it was signed by both parties and security deposit was paid. Today, the listing agents calls me and says the...