I am posting on my husband's account. We used to own a duplex and live in it with a downstairs tenant. This was sold in July 2016. I just received a call from the tenant (who still lives there) saying that her boombox...

Hello everyone.  I had an interesting question presented to me by my renter.  When they moved in, they ordered cable and had to pay a $50 install fee.  They want to be reimbursed for the $50 because when they move out...

Hello all -I'm working on my 2015 taxes and trying to decide on the best way to handle my Home Office deduction.  I understand that if you're in a situation where the deduction phases out due to high income that it ma...

Sunday of last week my tenant found a mold issue growing on the corner of a laundry room wall. We got a contractor out next day to give a quote. Contractor started the job on the Thursday. To give additional context, ...

I had a sewer related repair that the tenant took it upon themselves to get repaired after hours. Tenant paid for the service/parts already and offered to pay half due to it being after hours (me reimbursing the tenan...

Hi,I can't find anything that says whether I can or can't have a clause in my lease that the tenant will pay for eviction filing fees if the court date is cancelled due to the tenant either paying rent or correcting t...

Say a landlord has a section 8 property and wants to reimburse the rent for the month of December back to the tenant (both their portion and the portion paid for by the government) as a result of feeling the holiday ...

A new tenant had a small water leak in her apartment due to a clogged drain. I cleaned up the water, which did not damage her belongings since it was minor. I had to shut the water off to the apartment since, at the t...

I was speaking with the PM company I use to file my Failure to Pay Rent and Warrant of Restitution papers and she asked if I am getting the fees I pay her (the PM company) reimbursed by the tenant as "Additional Re...

A few months ago my tenant e-mailed me and said "We've had 3 bats in the house in the past 2 weeks and this morning one was in our bed when we woke up." The went on to say that they got their rabies shots.5 days late...