What do you guys suggest the tenant pay for either as part of the rent or separate? Utilities paid by the landlord often include water/sewer and trash, but tenants pay for electricity, cable, internet etc. What has wo...

Hi all, newbie here and looking for advice on a lease renewal on a great tenant. Pretty much an ideal tenant but now would like to include a 60 lb shepherd to a small 1 bedroom apartment in NY. Looks like if she can't...

Am I reading this correctly?ORC 5321.16 - Any security deposit greater than $50 or one month's rent(basically all security deposits) whichever is greater shall bear interest on the excess at 5% per annum and paid annu...

Our first rental is rent ready ! Yay! So now we are looking so some advice on a particular situation.
We have a potential tenant who would like to sign an 8 month lease so they are free to buy a house come spring whe...

I have tenants who just signed a year lease as of March 1st.  Now they bought a house and are moving out after only 3 months.  I specifically state in my lease in bold that "if the lease is broken for any reason (this...

I am in the process of closing on the purchase of an 8-Unit apartment complex in Florida.  Each unit has four bedrooms and four bathrooms.  The property is within 1 mile of a major public University.  Each of the bedr...

Hello - I am in a situation where I have a new tenant and this is their first official month they are paying me rent and they have already told me a bunch of lies regarding why they wont be paying in time. I plan on e...

I have a question regarding security deposits in New York State. Does each tenant require a separate interest bearing bank account or can multiple tenants' security be deposited into one account and whose tax id# shou...

If a tenant signs a lease on June 15th with a move in date on July 1st, then decides 3 days later (June 18th) that she doesn't want to move in, can the landlord force her to pay anything? Rent until unit is leased out...

I have a 2 unit rental property that's under my name and currently I deposit the rent and pay all the expenses from my personal bank account. Is it worth me opening a business checking and savings account for just a 2...