Seth B.
How to create solid lease in Wisconsin?
Hello All!Going to close on my first duplex at the end of June! Woohoo!! Finally going to be entering in the ranks of you guys :DI know I still have a couple months before we even move in, but I want to start working ...
Joshua Lafferty
Washer and Dryer responsibility
I inherited a tenant/lease.I am renting to a nonprofit, that places one of their patients in the rental (1 BR bungalow).There is a washer and dryer in the unit, and apparently there is something broke with the washer,...
Lisa Laursen
Mid-Term Rental Cancelation Policy - what do you do if a tenant shortens their stay?
Hi there!Long-time reader, first-time poster. I'm curious how you handle situations where a guest wants to modify their reservation and leave early? Do you use specific language in your rental agreement to address sho...
Elizabeth A Johnson
Tennant shared space issues
I live on the first floor apartment with my three children just the four of us. We have had several tenants move in and out upstairs and have had a wide range of issues. Nothing like this! There was a couple up stairs...
Mike McKinzie
What is the Government's Role?
In all the thousands of discussions I have had with people from the far left to the far right, it really has always come down to what the government's role should be in the United States.
Obviously National Defense, ...
Marcus Auerbach
Wisconsin: landlord had to refund rent for entire tenancy - Koble case is now law
Wisconsin landlord tenant law has been pretty reasonable, but we just had a major shift with the Koble case. Because of language in a "homemade" lease the landlord had to pay back all the rent they have received over ...
Lulu Nguyen
Rental housing and domestic violence
Hi all,
We rented our place to a couple but one of them became abusive to the other after splitting up. Both of them are on the lease. What is a way to remove the abuser? It is possible that the victim might want to...
Mindy Jensen
Domestic Violence Laws - Colorado
If I have a tenant who is claiming domestic violence and wants to move out immediately, what are my rights as a landlord?I realize that the safety of a human being trumps my mortgage payment/bottom line - but am I all...
Kathleen Sedita
Lease addendum on flushing tampons/wet wipes down the toilet?
Is this a thing? Can it be a thing? We have several older single family homes (built 1900-1930). In the past we had a group of college girls living in one of these houses & they destroyed the plumbing flushing tam...
Daniel Netzer
Tenant wants me to pay for imaginary pest issue...
Hey there! I wasn't sure how to handle this one because I was caught off guard. Curious to get the take from objective and experienced landlords. So I have a good tenant who has been around for a few years and a good...