Grace Hartman
Company swapping tenants in violation of the lease
Hi BP, I've run into an unusual situation and am debating ending a lease early. A company has guaranteed a lease (the company pays but a single employee is on the lease). Now, the single employee on the lease has move...
Gerardo Dominguez
Need Help Determining Cost for Chicago Code Violations
I have a property under contract but it has some open violations; see pic below. How do I determine the costs associated with these violations? I've been looking around online but I seem to be going in circles. Any...
Vincent Carroll
Security deposit and cigarette odor/violation of nonsmoking
Greetings,My wife and I just got rid of our first (inherited) tenants, thankfully (we did a non-renewal of their month-to-month lease). However, they were on a nonsmoking lease (with the prior owner as well as the new...
Dawn Brandt
Pet Policy Violated / Beyond Normal Wear and Tear
Hi Everyone. I have a house I rent to 2 men, or who need staff for care giving. Each man requires 2 staff at all time to help with their needs. So we have 4 staff members in the house at all times. The Lease is set ...
Jack B.
Tenant fined by HOA for repeat parking violations
Summary: Tenant violates HOA rules repeatedly and get's fined. Now denies it. I've asked for payment but they want evidence of the violation (that they previously always admitted to). Stopped talking to them at that p...
Robert M.
claim of service dog after violating pet clause
Slightly high maintenance tenant brought cats into one of my SFHs. My property manager told them not allowed. They said they removed them. Months later a German Shepard is reported there by neighbors ( my best propert...
Jon Penton
Fellow Triplex Tenant seems to be violating lease...
Hey Folks! So I rent the upstairs of a two-story triplex from my brother-in-law, and I’ve been very involved with assisting him in managing properties before, though that isn’t a role I currently fill. He just signed ...
William Byers
Great investment - and it violates the 2% rule
Great opportunities exist that violate the 2% rule. I usually start by determining what the return would be on a cash purchase. Depending on the neighborhood, I will seek between 10 and 15% COC return. See a recent...
Mak K.
Section8- Eviction Notice- Updating it with new violations
I have a section8 which we decided not to renew. The problem with Section8 is eviction requires 30 day notice instead of 3 days. We did send the tenant 30 day eviction notice. Notice is for not carrying renters insura...
Mic Nguyen
I need help with a pet policy violation
I have a tenant who is moving out this Friday and It has came to my attention that the tenant has had a dog in my property when the lease specifically states that I do not allow pets because Im am allergic to dogs and...