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Property uninhabitable due to tenant negligence
Property uninhabitable due to tenant negligence. Tenant left heat off while on vacation causing broken pipes and property to be flooded for 1-5 days based on when event was discovered by landlord. No answer yet if la...
Hong Yang
Smart Locks and Security Cameras Legal Issues?
Has anyone tried installing wifi locks and security cameras for their long term rental? I know its pretty common in short term rentals, but I'm not sure about the legal implications. I assume you have to give your ten...
William Patsalis
Info On Section 8 Rentals
I'm a new investor looking to learn more about section 8 rentals and how it works. I am from Southeast Michigan and have become very interested in learning about this kind of rental strategy. I was hoping someone can ...
Jenna Estefan
Crime Committed at Rental - Can Police Seize Property?
Luckily, this is not my property, but a past client's, and the situation is interesting to me so I thought I'd see if anyone else here has had any experiences with this. When my client moved these tenants in, he fooli...
Michael Sharp
help! please.
i had court on the 6th for eviction but i thought it was for the 9th. i received a letter via mailman from the court saying. order of ejectment. it says to vactae by the 6th of august 2013 but i received it on the ...
Jacob G.
Prescreening Criteria for inquirer who frequents the courts
Hello all,
I was wondering how you would handle this pre-screened person that clearly spells TROUBLE for their next landlord and neighbors. Fortunately, they were disqualified from my rental based on a criminal misde...
Vinod S.
Lease renewal advice
Hello All,
I need some advice on how to proceed with a lease that is coming up for renewal. The tenant has indicated she wants to renew and I'm happy to renew. I got the tenant through a Realtor last year, so...
Ashley Barlow
Security Deposit Help
Hi everyone! I need your help with something please. I own a house that I rent to a “tenant” that “tenant doesn’t actually live there, they then rent the house out as a short term rental. I get paid every month regard...
Scott Beck
Impact of the Amended Dallas Housing Ordinance on your business.
Last summer there was a lot of discussion of how the Dallas city council was amending the city's housing ordinance. (See article for more details.)Now that the ordinance has been amended and is in effect, how is it im...
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good telephone screening
hi,
in an effort to improve my telephone screening skills and save travel expenses to see the tenant face to face, i would like to screen people on the phone better. more specifically, these three questions:
1) what...