Dan Miles
Tenant wants me to accept deposit as last months rent
Hi Everyone! I have a dilemma with a tenant. I am not signing a new lease with her. Nothing was done because she’s a horrible tenant, it’s just a personal issue that requires me possessing the property. I have giv...
Mindy Jensen
Looking for a landlord tenant expert in security deposits
Hey y'all!A friend rented an apartment in Raleigh. Two years into residency, they asked for a security deposit, and are now claiming that damages exceed the deposit and will return none of it.There was no walk through...
Kimberly T.
Adding husband to rental agreement, how to handle deposit?
Background: we had new tenants move into a 2 bedroom unit about 6 months ago on a month to month agreement. It is a woman and her adult daughter (both listed as tenants and contributing income toward rent), plus the w...
Tuan Vu
Do I have to return deposit if tenant did not sign lease?
So the tenant (Section 8) wanted to rent my property. Gave a double deposit, had Section 8 do the inspection and passed, but the day after it passes tells my agent that the husband found a job in another area 2 hours ...
Murali Jesudoss
Security Deposit Account in FL
Hello BPers,2021 has been an amazing learning year for me. Started out in Jan got my first property in Mar and end of the year, I have close to 20 properties under 4 different LLCs :-) I moved to FL recently and it al...
Joe P.
Initial Rent & Deposit?
Hi all,I just purchased a property in Gloucester City; its a duplex with one unit rented, and another vacant. I've been trying to get tenants in with not much luck so far, and I had one prospective tenant say that my ...
Sharlene Ko
Room by room security deposit.
Hi! Just starting with house hacking and bought a 3/3 SFH. I'm looking into doing room by room rentals with me living in one of the rooms. My question is where do you guys place their security deposit? Is it a separat...
Edith Yuh
security deposit in installments
I am moving and renting out my condo ($2700/month) in the San Francisco Bay Area. A prospective applicant asked me prior to viewing the property whether they can pay their security deposit (1.5 rent) in 4 installments...
Baltazar Haro
If a good tenant breaks lease would you give back the deposit?
Hello everybody, Like the title states, they were good tenants that gave me more than a 30 day written notice. I was able to rent out their old unit without have a vacancy period. Now, would you guys return their depo...
Maxim K.
Lease agreement adjustments
Hello BP members.I’m in the process of gathering all the document for lease agreement.My applicant has a small service dog and I can’t charge any extra monthly fee for it . But I can collect security deposit of $500, ...