Jacob Tudor
Hazardous Porch Condition – Can Tenants be Removed for Safety?
Hello BP!Recently, the city inspector’s office where we own a rental in Michigan contacted me and informed me that “a concerned citizen” complained about the condition of the front porch of the rental.It is easy to as...
Samuel J Claeson
How long of a time frame does a landlord have to remove ice/snow?
Hello BP members,I was not able to immediately salt the driveway this morning, and I received a quite threatening text from my tenant about the "icy" driveway ("...my brother in law is a lawyer!...."). I personally ...
Estelle Egilsrud
STR and Hold harmless agreements
Hello, I am renting my house to folks from abroad over Christmas through VRBO for 2 weeks. I have a pool and the families have small children. The pool does not have a fence. Shall I have them sign a hold harmless ...
Brandon Johnson
Neighbors Trees and Fences
The neighbor to the left of my rental has a large tree with overhanging branches that could become a problem for my property and my tenants. How can I get the neighbor to pay to maintain the tree and cut the branches...
Sinan M.
Rain runoff from upper neighbour
Hi everyone,I need your help to try and understand my options. I have a tenant who is complaining about water coming from his upper neighbour (mainly when it rains). As you can see in the pictures, it comes under the ...
Sameerah Baker
Unauthorized (?) Storage
My tenant has a boat in the yard. This is a single family residence. It has a smallish driveway (1.5 cars deep) and smallish yard. The boat (which is not covered) is at the far back of the driveway but since the yard ...
Susan Capeta
sub standard
i'm in california.. im going to a probate auction to buy a house. 2 of the house is in substandard condition here is one http://tinyurl.com/pzvbha91. what are the steps to make it livable condition?2. does it take a l...
Rose Marie Muhl
Investor from Ohio
Hi My name is Rose Marie and I am president and founder of Elijah's Truth Foundation. I am building my work to help communities thrive from various life altering events that threaten their safety and ability to get o...
Albert H.
Adding Parking - Hollywood
I have a rental property in Hollywood. I'm interested in adding parking by converting part of a backyard and potentially remodeling an existing parking structure. Does anyone have a referral to someone who could quick...
Jacky Johnson
Residential Rental Inspection
Hi I’m a new landlord and yesterday I received a letter from the department of building and planning residential rental inspection program that I need to pay a fee for their inspector to come to inspect my rental prop...