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Misty Rossman security deposit and early lease termination fee
20 January 2019 | 14 replies

Las Vegas, NV> We moved out of our rental property early (by two months) with an agreement to pay $2,850 early termination fee. We have a refundable deposit of $2,700. We did a move out walk through with the proper...

Adam K. When preparing for a short sale should you continue paying the mortgage?
11 September 2014 | 9 replies

My inlaws have a house that they moved out of 2 years ago. Our best guess at this point is that they are $20k underwater on it and they have no money to put towards selling it so it looks like they will list it with a...

Devon Curney Tenant moving out
29 April 2016 | 11 replies

I'm still new to real estate and I would appreciate any advice I could get.  My mother just bought a duplex last year in Chicago with a tenant already living there.  The tenant told her she was moving and will live ou...

John Kilkenny breaking a lease and security deposit
22 February 2017 | 3 replies

I live in virginia and own a rental property.  Tenant has a two year lease and is breaking the lease - no cause on my end, they lost their job and got a new job out of town.  I have no problem breaking the lease - but...

Purak Parmar Tenant lease ending, not paying rent in-lieu of security
10 December 2019 | 10 replies

Hi everyone. I have a situation that’s never come up in my rentals. I have a tenant, no issues for the past lease term. When we signed the lease I took a double deposit +$800 due to poor credit and some other red flag...

Paul Stern Closing in less than a month and we found evidence of termites
11 March 2015 | 7 replies

Hi BP'ersI have a contract on a 12-unit apartment. Both buildings show evidence of dead termites. One of the buildings shows evidence of treatment for termites. The other shows evidence of damage to a partition wall i...

Scott Ficek 3 tenants sign lease, 1 moves out, new 1 moves in-new lease?
7 September 2007 | 2 replies

I am interested in hearing other landlords thoughts on this. I don't see it often, but just had it happen to me and got me thinking maybe I am putting myself in a bad situation.

Three roommates move in and sign the ...

Nick Kelly Tenant paid security deposit
10 October 2023 | 8 replies

Went through tenant screening process, tenant filled out application and I approved. She sent the security deposit in to lock down the place. It took a few days to get the lease together because there was a little bac...

Gil Nahmias Renters caused damages higher than security deposit - Use insurance?
14 August 2023 | 5 replies

My renters caused damages where fixing is about 10x the security deposit. How can I fund the fixes: Do I bill their insurance? Do I sue them and they bill their insurance? I've never had to deal with this situation so...

Jeannette Albiez Tenant damage costs more than deposit and exceeds small claims limit
25 August 2024 | 7 replies

I co-own a house with my sister.  We had a tenant who just moved out.  We knew the house would be messy but were not prepared for the extent of the damage.  Apart from many holes in the walls, the tenant had put screw...