Howard H.
Need advice on an unusual problem
I have a single family rental house in St Louis. The tenant has been decent and pays the rent. The tenant advised me that she wants to vacate well in advance of the lease term to move in with her Fiancée at his home a...
Dennis O'Quinn
Collecting on damages above/beyond deposit amount
Hi, I have a large (5 bed/3.5 bath) house located in Tucker/Atlanta, GA and a property management company. It was rented 9/2015 with a $1300 deposit paid. Lease clearly states Lawn Maintenance to be performed by ten...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Estate "HACK" Of the Week - August 22 - How to Deal With Contractors & Avoid Costly Delays
I was inspired by @Brandon Turner 's landlord's "hack" list. SO I've decided that every week, I will share my real estate "hack" with BP Nation. Here's my first real estate "hack" of the week:Issue with Some Contracto...
Stephen E.
Pet Restrictions
I am renting a unit and have had a series of would be tenants with large dogs. One had a 50 lb lab, the other a 60 lb German Shepherd. They both asked why I limit dogs to 20 lbs only, and pretty much asked what c...
Account Closed
My landlord has charged us over our security deposit
My landlord has a history with withholding security deposits, and even charging over the deposit amount. I have talked to two of his most recent tenants, who have had their deposits withheld, one pursued him in court ...
Deborah R.
Florida law - window screens
Hi, I have one property in Florida managed currently by a management company. Our tenants' dog damaged the window screens. The company is saying that we can't take the screen repair out of the deposit since we didn'...
Rich Rodman
Do I let my tenant fix an AC unit?
It's summer in Cleveland which means it's nice and hot outside. One of my units doesn't have central air but rather has a few AC units. My tenant found one of my old AC units in the garage (I have it in case I need pa...
Skyler Holloway
Insurance Claim from Previous Owner
I bought a home 4-5 months back that in which I currently live. The home is fine, but I've found some water damage in the garage wall (where an ice dam backed up) and would like to replace the drywall and ensure there...
Chris Ayers
Countertops for Rentals - Charlotte, NC
I just had a terrible experience with countertops and I'd like some advice. We ordered laminate countertops from Lowes and we're told 4-6 weeks for installation. Nothing special or unusual about them. Took them 8 week...
Alex LaBelle
Landscaping Negligence caused AC to go out
I recently had our tenant notify us that the AC was not working at the property. We promptly sent out a technician who determined that the AC went out as the shrubbery had grown to a negligent level around the condens...