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my sweet innocent tenent never cleaned a thing in 9 months , she stained the carpet , it took 26 passes with a steam cleaner to get the carpet looking like new , she kicked a hole in the wall , these are just a few th...
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Should or can a tenant claim that the security deposit be returned (minus deduction) but with the percentage that a normal savings account acquired since it was money just sitting in the bank.
Thanks
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I've heard several comments about how "pro tennant" Massachusetts is and that it might turn off investors. I've been reading the laws governing the tennant/LL relationship and it seems to me that the most sticky topi...
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So at the risk of sounding shady, I want to say up front that I have no interest in trying to pull one over on a tenant. My questions is simply this. Is it legal to put a tenant's (or multiple tenants') security depos...
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How much do you ask for when asking for a security deposit?
I recently acquired a property in Michigan and a former tenant is now claiming that I owe her the return of her security deposit. She vacated the premises a week prior to my taking ownership. Does she have a valid p...
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How does a holding deposit work particularly in Texas.We have a prospect, a teacher moving into town. He said they are looking to move Mid July.The house isn't quite ready but is projected ready to move in by June 15t...
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I just closed on my first deal in mid July on a fourplex and the building is full and has been for the most part since I discovered it. Although during the process of closing one of the tenants (month to month) acquir...
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Hi all,
In what form do you accept a buyer's earnest money deposit? I've heard of some investors who only accept a cashier's check and others who will take a money order for EM.
If you are in the cashier's-check-on...
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Hello All,This is my first turn over at my duplex. When I purchased the place one of the existing tenets have been there for 5 years. I carried over there lease and security deposit with the purchase. The question...