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Jered Sturm Ohio Security deposit law
19 April 2018 | 6 replies

I was reading an article and found this law for handling Ohio security deposits:OH "Any security deposit in excess of fifty dollars or one month’s periodic rent, whichever is greater, must bear interest on the excess ...

Cheng Bin Zhang Security Deposits in Massachusetts
10 May 2016 | 3 replies

Hi All,Have a few questions regarding the collection of security deposits.  In the commonwealth of MA, I understand there are strict regulations around security deposits including:1. Having a Tenant-Landlord Checklist...

Jacob G. Keeping Ohio Security Deposit
29 July 2013 | 4 replies

Hello all,
I have a tenant of about 4 years moving out of a single family home next week that has quite a bit of issues. The home was perfect upon move in, now it appears all carpet will need replaced, all walls pain...

Alan Francis Security Deposit and Smoking
7 December 2016 | 5 replies

I purchased my first 4-plex earlier this year. The building was fully rented and three of the tenants are long term renters and smokers. One of those tenants has decided to move out and just recently gave notice that ...

Nathan Emmert Non-Refundable Security Deposit
1 May 2012 | 7 replies

The rental I purchased last week had fairly significant security deposits in place, a portion of which was labeled as "non-refundable".

Am I correct to assume that's essentially income?

If so, from a tax perspective...

Brad Larsen No Security Deposit Option
27 February 2019 | 8 replies

As a SFH Property Management company, we have adopted a No Security Deposit option called our Preferred Tenant Program.  We subscribe to a service called Obligo. In this method, we use Obligo and their Billing Authori...

Bryan Petrinec QuickBooks and Security Deposit
4 June 2018 | 8 replies

I am looking for some guidance on managing security deposits, repairs, and return of the balance from a bookkeeping standpoint.  This is the first time I am going through this and I want to make sure I am handling it ...

Account Closed Damage Deposit withheld - consequences?
14 December 2017 | 5 replies

How often do you find tenants give you reason to withhold damage deposits? One of my mates, who also rents out properties, has a particularly nasty tenant who is leaving his building after many years. Little to no dam...

Account Closed Repost-deposits-payments-laws
28 June 2007 | 2 replies

I wanted to re-post this and hope it is of help to the group.
Here is my input on the subject. I am a State of California licensed contractor with 20 plus years of experiance.

As far as a DEPOSIT, California only a...

Courtney S Putting a Deposit down
5 December 2008 | 19 replies

My question is this....Would I have to put a deposit down on every wholesale that I do, being that I will be assigning the contract over to another investor?

And if your reply is "Sometimes" then please when would it...