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Ryan Reynebeau Security deposit deduction for overstaying rental period
5 August 2022 | 12 replies

Hello!
Question regarding deducting unpaid rent due to overstaying a month-to-month lease. 
I have a tenant who gave me a 7 day notice on a month-to-month lease last Sunday July 24, which means her lease would offic...

Dinesh T. Security Deposits: Escrow or Landlord/Tenant Account
21 March 2023 | 7 replies

Connecticut law states that the security deposit MUST be held in an escrow account. When I went to the bank today, they advised me to open a Landlord Tenant account which I believe is not an escrow account. Can someon...

Matthew Heiser Security Deposit Account State
9 July 2018 | 3 replies

Are there any issues with holding a security deposit in an account of a financial institution that is headquartered in another state?  We use online deposit capture with a large bank that does not have a brick and mor...

Jason Runkel Tenant Screening Guidelines
2 February 2020 | 17 replies

Hey Everyone,My partner and I are working on our tenant screening guidelines for the property management portion of our business, renting properties in generally C+ and above neighborhoods. Some things we have include...

Kyle Graves Owner rights regarding Emotional Support Animal
22 February 2017 | 17 replies

Hi, I'm new to renting. And I've already had a problem.

I have a prospective tenant who has an ESA dog. I was wanting an additional deposit since there was an animal involved, I made it clear it wasn't a "pet" depos...

Linda Thomas Would you approve or not
26 January 2023 | 10 replies

Happy new year to all!!potential tenant. Rent 1100 per mth. 3300 required to move in. Tenant has good rental history, no prior evictions, been at job for 4 yrs making 60k a year. Doesnt want to move in till 2/1 becaus...

Daniel B. Tenants split, one staying. Security deposit?
8 June 2020 | 5 replies

Hi, Tenants split up and had initially agreed to have one removed from lease. Person being removed is now requesting to get part of their deposit back when the other person moves out. Lease states that deposit is m...

Brian Holt Non-refundable earnest money deposit
5 August 2020 | 5 replies

Can someone please convince me to pay a $5000 non-refundable earnest money deposit? The deals that require this is mediocre at best.

Troy Michaels URGENT EARNEST MONEY QUESTION
14 November 2015 | 14 replies

Got a contract accepted by a bank yesterday. they want a fast closing and i originally was under the impression that they wouldnt require earnest money. (they wanna close may 26.) anyway, went to the realtor today and...

Matt Michaels Financial Accounts for Real Estate
12 February 2018 | 8 replies

Hi all - I am in the process of buying a duplex property within the Pittsburgh area, and wanted to gain expertise from the members of the BP community. As I am looking to start financing the deal, I was wondering if y...