Greg M.
California Security Deposit Changes
For those landlords in CA, Governor Nuisance recently signed into law a bill limiting security deposits to a maximum of one month rent. It used to be a max of two months rent with a three month exception for furnished...
David Evans
PITFALLS TO AVOID WHEN INVESTING IN MULTIFAMILY
When considering your next acquisition in Los Angeles (or nationwide), here are some of the things that you need to consider first:
BUYING A PROPERTY LOCATED IN A MUNICIPALITY GOVERNED BY RENT CONTROL WITHOUT A STRAT...
Tamara R.
Cool tip for finding info on tenants before you talk to them.
Like many of you, I post my rentals on Craigslist and Zillow and other sites. On both of these sites, prospective tenants can reply through Craigslist or Zillow without you knowing their e-mail address. I also try t...
Marcia Maynard
Telling a tenant "It's over." What do you do?
I'm always looking for good ideas. How do you tell a tenant their tenancy is coming to an end when they are in self denial about the gravity of the situation? Here are some things I've done to send the message "it's o...
Peter Sejna
How to remove a tenant with existing lease
Hello and thank you to anybody that answers my question,I am looking at the property in Denver, CO (Adams County) that has a tenant under lease until 2/28/2016 for well bellow market value ($500/month when it should b...
Rich Weese
VERY long and a little scary....
This is VERY long but VERY interesting. Feel free to dispute any of the "facts " listed if you can. If not, start worrying, imo. Rich
The Wolf Family immigrated from Austria - Tyrol - in 1883 leaving behind one c...
Karen S.
Statue of Limitation in CA
I have a tenant that filed a lawsuit against me. This all started because he owed me 8 months in rent due to not having a job. I let it go for 4 months before I gave him a Notice to Pay or Quit. Didn't pay so th...
Salina Doe
Evicting a Section 8 Tenant (TAW) in MA - Process/Time/Cost?
Hi Investors & Landlords,
I am evicting a Section 8 TAW for nonpayment of rent. I inherited a section 8 tenant when I bought the house last month who has been here for 10 years and has not paid his partial of la...
Marcus Auerbach
Wisconsin: landlord had to refund rent for entire tenancy - Koble case is now law
Wisconsin landlord tenant law has been pretty reasonable, but we just had a major shift with the Koble case. Because of language in a "homemade" lease the landlord had to pay back all the rent they have received over ...
Account Closed
How to evict?
I have a small commercial space located in Oregon and need to evict the tenant who currently has a 1 year lease on the place. He has violated several rules, been late with rent, bothered neighbors, etc. It sounds stup...