Phillip Isan
Landlord withholding Tenant security
Can a landlord retain a portion of the tenants security deposit upon lease termination for the purpose of covering the cost of advertising for a replacement tenant? In this instance the tenant gave 30 days notice to t...
Ryan Jaret
Sink Damage from Tenant
Hello,
During the course of the lease the Tenant broke the kitchen Faucet. I sent him an email informing him that I was deducting the cost of the repair from his SD. He never responded to the email. I went ahead with...
Account Closed
Chicago Association of Realtors says "NO Don't take a Security Deposit"
In Chicago, the local government feels that if you are a landlord, you must therefore be smart, intelligent and RICH beyond belief. Whereas a Tenant must be a mental midget incapable of thinking or having a thought...
Mohammed Al
Closed on my 1st duplex
Hello! I hope everyone is having a great week!I’m new to the app and have been reading different posts to gain as much knowledge as possible so thank you to everyone for sharing!This is my 1st post now that I closed o...
Christine Tran
Eviction in Massachusetts?
Hi Everyone,I need help. I have a tenant in Massachusetts that is a tenant at will. I gave them 30 days notice to vacate and they hired Mass legal aid and have stopped all communication with me which tells me that the...
Michael M.
New Rental Laws - How will this affect small-time landlords?
Looks like some interesting new rent laws are going into effect. It looks like this won't directly affect small time landlords with 1 and 2 family properties. Am I missing something? If it does not directly affect ...
Sami Gren
Tenant left in middle of a lease
My tenants picked themselves up and moved out in middle of a leased term
how would go about it. And about security deposit etc.?
thanks
Emmanuel Ivory
Return Security Deposit?
Hi BP!
My brother and I are house hacking our home. We found an applicant who completed an application, and paid a security deposit 3 weeks ago and has yet to sign the lease. The young man is a student and did not wa...
Idan Narotzki
Eviction at the last month?
Hi, I am a new out of state investor. I have SFH that is managed by property management. I bought it on May 31 with tenants(that are renting...) I'll be glad to get your perspective on this topic. My tenant's lease is...
Angie B.
Collecting Damages after Move-Out
We are still fairly new to this- we've had two turnovers- one was very easy (next tenants moved in the same day, we didn't even have a chance to shampoo carpets for them) and the second, well, due to smoking, cigar...