Brandon Metz
Using a VA loan on a second property
So I have fulfilled all my VA obligations on my current duplex and I am pre approved for another home purchase. I work for a lender so I initially spoke to them. They are telling me i will mostly likely be denied beca...
James Chung
Covid-19 Rent Concessions Commercial Properties
Hey guys-
We own commercial properties (warehouse and strip malls). We've already offered discounts and deferred payments to some of our smaller businesses. Now that there is a stimulus package benefiting many smal...
Ray Slack
Emotional Support Animals in a rental property LEGAL Question
I have a rental questionnaire that asks if the tenant has any Pets, Any Service animals or any Emotional support animals that will be living in the property. The tenants sign the application states that everything is...
Kien Nguyen
Renting to the employees of a small business.
Evening everyone, I want to rent my home out to a local small business who requires employee housing. I had a few questions:1) I assume I don't need commercial zoning because I'm not renting specifically for the opera...
Jestin Sorenson
prospective tenants with high debt to income ratios
I have a couple applicants that are married with a newborn baby. She plans on staying home with the baby. They both have mid 700's on the smartmove application, which I think is really good. They both are college educ...
Charlotte Szynskie
What criteria can I use to disqualify a potential renter?
what criteria can I use to disqualify a potential rentor?
Dustin Flynn
ESA - Roommates do not want
Is there any basis of denying an ESA beyond being able to prove it is either a damage to the property or others, or an undue financial burden? The only out I can see is that the landlord's insurance could deny it base...
Henrietta Middleton
Are leasing agencies obligated to say why you were denied?
Hopefully this is the right forum but I was recently denied when applying for an apartment. Just curious, is the leasing agency is required to tell the applicant why they were denied? Especially if one has paid applic...
Peter Walther
Florida Appeals Court Orders Insurer to Defend Rescission Claim in Title Dispute
This is a recent decision where a title insurer denied coverage to an insured owner who had been named in a suit to rescind the deed into the insured. The insurer claimed the Complaint alleged matters which were excl...
Powell DiGangi
Tennant wants to have friend move in for longer than 30 days
Dear BPI have a tenant is the only tenant tenant on her lease asking if a friend of hers can move in to the unit temporarily for more than 30 days. The lease says that she must gain owners permission if the guest is ...