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Account Closed Difficult Tenant damaged more than the deposit covered
1 May 2018 | 6 replies

A very difficult and unpleasant tenant has just skipped town, leaving no contact information and a mess of a unit. The deposit, which was only 1 months rent at 850, is certainly not enough to cover the repair costs in...

Christopher R. Homeowners Insurance/Landlord insurance/Umbrella insurance
23 January 2025 | 15 replies

First post on bigger pockets! I’m under contract on my first 3 family home and I’m exploring insurance options. I’m hoping someone (anyone) can shine some light on the differences between Homeowners, landlord, umbrell...

Mary Ann Casey Tenant Causes $14k Damage to IN Rental Property
27 January 2023 | 101 replies

Thank goodness for BiggerPockets! Hoping you can help me with an issue I have on a tenant-damaged rental property.

The property is in Indianapolis IN and managed by a Property Management company; I live in California...

Vaibhav Bakre Won a default judgement in my favor. Now what?
9 October 2024 | 6 replies

So, a tenant caused extension damage to my property. I sued them in small claims court, and now the judge has issued a default judgement in my favor. Can someone tell me what the next steps are to get the money from t...

Matthew Mclean Do I accept a Housing Voucher?
11 December 2024 | 29 replies

I am trying to find a tenant and one came to me with a housing voucher. She is trying to sign for a year where she pays 1/3rd of the rent and (the gov?) pays the other 2/3rds? Risks and rewards to this type of tenant?

Christopher Gibson Would you purchase a home that has termites?
16 June 2019 | 8 replies

Would you take on that challenge as a newbie?

Joshua Dorkin Poll: Garnished Wages from Evicted Tenants. Any Success Stories?
25 September 2010 | 26 replies

I was just reading a thread about someone having to evict a deadbeat tenant and was curious to get some info from all our landlords on the site.

Of the tenants you've recently evicted, what percentage of you have b...

Marcia Maynard Best Practices for Charging Damages
5 July 2014 | 9 replies

How do you assess the dollar value for damages on items that are not easy to repair but still have useful life and aren't due for replacement? I'm not talking about normal wear and tear. I'm talking about obviou...

Michael H. Opportunity to have a non-profit rent one of my properties
9 March 2022 | 4 replies

I recently came across an opportunity to work with a local non-profit that is considering renting one or more of my properties. They help women get out of bad situations by providing housing, counseling (mental health...

Peter Chen Property manager's responsibility?
13 December 2016 | 7 replies

Asking for advice.  I have a former tenant who filed a complaint with the Landlord-Tenant Relations.  I have a property manager who was my agent at the time the operative facts arose, but currently is not my agent.  I...