Dave Adell
Board of my building decided to charge me $14K
I lease an apartment in DC and have been smoking in my bathroom for the last couple months because it started to get very cold outside. One day I was served a letter saying i had to appear to a board meeting. The lett...
Account Closed
How to deal with tenant on tenant issues ?
Hi BP! Some background; Been managing a newly acquired Triplex for over a year now with little to no issues, recently however, one of the tenants has been constantly complaining about noise created by the children of ...
Andy Savin
Queens, NY - Converting 2 Family to 3 Family
Hello, I was looking to convert a B9- two family home into a CO-walkup (3 family) in queens. My neighbor had done his conversion in early 2000’s but he no longer lives there anymore. The home was built in 1925 and has...
Michael Vallee
It’s not you it’s me - how to break a lease with a tenant
Would really appreciate any insights into how to or ways to break lease with tenants?
Here’s the scenario - buying a 4 plex that was all rented out in Aug for 1 year on 3 units and 2 years on 1 Unit. At about 40% bel...
Nick Naik
Lease application with co-signer
Hello,I have a situation where a potential tenant doesn't have enough income to support the rent. However, the tenant receives child support that would cover the rent amount and is ready to add a co-signer on the leas...
Angela Reichert
how to get rid of bad tenants
How can you get rid of tenants that have lied to you before, but now their are destroying the rental by no taking care of the lawn, interior and exterior of the rental?
Dave Godfrey
Non-renewal of lease - Pennsylvania
Hi BP!One of my clients is looking to terminate the lease after the first term of the lease is complete. It is in PA. Looking to see if there are any PA laws that might prevent a termination. Maybe there is an at...
Erik Pacpaco
Nuisance neighbors and complaints
Hello landlords,
we have a question regarding a complaint that our tenant has been having issues with their neighbor. He said that his neighbor in our rental has been crushing aluminum cans at 2 o’clock in the morni...
Kelly N.
Golden Rule Lease Clause?
Hi BP,We have been leasing apartments in our multi family units for a while now, but have never before seen the possible need to include a lease clause with the Golden Rule in it- treat others as you wish to be treate...
Lawrence Amsterdam
"Can I get Evicted too ?"
"If my roommate is violating the lease, (having his guest overstaying their visit for 5 months now) can I get evicted as well ?" - Unknown Tenant.