Nadia Hale
Tenant broke the key and now wants me to replace the lock or key
Hello, so my tenant has bent the key while trying the lock . They say it is unusable at this time . Is it my responsibility as landlord to replace this key if possible ? I don’t even know if it’s possible to do so .Al...
Samantha P.
Inherited tenant from hell
Hi all! I purchased a duplex in Chicago and inherited the tenant from hell. She is running a daycare out of the unit, she has a cat and a dog, her girlfriend clearly lives there with her, she puts her garbage on the b...
Shawn Crawley
Seller financing rules
Upon my reasearch I came to the conclusion that a seller thats using seller financing can only do 3 a year according to Dodd-frank rule. If this is correct is it also rules limiting the number a buyer can buy using se...
John G.
Heroes act eviction loophole
I have been searching the HEROES act trying to find if I can evict a tenant for violations other than non-payment of rent? Such as I have a tenant that is violating the lease in many ways I.E. unauthorized guests liv...
Bob Collett
hostile rental owner environment
Hi AllA few weeks ago, the owner of a property I manage received a "ticket" from the city of Cleveland because the tenant did not properly place the trash basket out in front of the house. The city sent a "ticket" fo...
Ben S.
New tenants want unit tested for meth drugs
I just purchased a duplex about 3 months ago and recently had the lower tenant move out because I raised rent higher than she could afford. That said the new people moved in and they are demanding that I test the pro...
Lauren Hogan
Upstairs Tenant Purposely Making Noise During Showings
I need advice! I own a upstairs/downstairs duplex in Denver, purchased in October. The upstairs rented out quickly in November and we have a 6-month lease with those tenants through May 31. The downstairs, it's a gard...
Jason Munck
Gas Furnace out on a Sunday
Just got a call from my tenant saying the gas furnace isn't working. If I can't get a repairman out there today (it's Sunday) and they have to go a whole day without heat, what do you do? Tell them to suck it up ...
Kevin L.
Tenant Threatening Police For Showing - COVID-19 / Coronavirus
Hey BP Family,I have arguebly the WORST and most disgusting on-time paying tenant but here's the situation:I rent 3 rooms in a townhouse in Virginia to 3 different parties, essentially a shared living situation.One te...
Michaela G.
Hanging out dirty laundry
So, I and a partner have created a creative community, with all residents being creative in some form. This is a private cul-de-sac and we made all outside space 'common area', for people in our community to hang out....