Guy East
Raising Rent -How much advance notice should I give a tenant?
I want to raise rent for an existing tenant, how far in advance of their lease ending should I notify them of the increase? I want them to stay so I feel like telling them too far out might give them more time to look...
Sandy G.
Prospective tenant wearing cap with marijuana leaf motif to showing
Good evening all. So they say if you listen, people will tell you who they really are. Well, how about if a prospective tenant shows up wearing sunglasses at night and a cap with a big marijuana leaf printed on the ...
Bellman Tumasang
Investing in Rental Real Estate
What procedures and formalities do you follow when investing in rental real estate?
Brion Spensieri
Removal of onsite laundry / appropriate rent reduction?
I am the landlord in a rent-controlled, owner-occupied triplex in Oakland. When we purchased the property we allowed our two tenants to use the (free) onsite laundry. One of those tenants was already established when ...
Raman Bindlish
Fair practices for renting a unit
I am looking for some feedback on what are the fair practices / law for renting a unit when there are multiple applicants.(Background - Sacramento, California - duplex rental unit - for local law considerations)I have...
Pavan Kovvuri
leasing to a bunch of friends/co-workers
Hi folks,
I received an application where 4 people who work at the same office would like to rent my SFH. They all applied. credit scores are low but combined income is much greater than rent. No criminal or Eviction...
Julie Park
Using security deposit?
This is my first multi family property and one of the tenants are moving out early. I found another tenants but I am unsure if i could use security deposit (from the tenants who are moving out) to pay for deep cleanin...
Janice R.
I'm not renewing the lease . . .
For a military couple. The husband was deployed out of the country for 6-9 months recently and unfortunately, the wife doesn't know how to maintain our townhouse. I have had thousands of mold, landscape and applianc...
Yashar Fred
How to apply late-rent fees-my tenant has past due rent payment
My tenant has been trying to figure out online payment, her Jun 1 due rent payment was pending for 3 days on the Turbotenant payment portal before it was returned "due to insufficient funds", she had made a second att...
Lisa Oliver
Bogus rent number?
I just bought a 4-plex. It's coming time to pay first rent with me as the new landlord. One of the tenants signed a new lease with the previous owner for Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 for 1,295. He's telling me he was pa...