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Issues and concerns with safety in multifamily
What strategies do landlords take when there are security and safety concerns with smaller multifamily properties? What general strategies help to increase tenant safety from break-ins while not invading their privacy...
Ross Broussard
House mobile home and grandfather laws question
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the grandfather laws regarding a property that has a mobile home as well as a house.My wife’s father(who was an electrician and handyman) passed away. He has a pro...
Rob Newsom
Tenant modified/tampered with HVAC and broke it... who pays?
Hi there - looking for some advice here. Here are details:Tenant was having some issues with HVACI arranged my HVAC repair man to visit property, but tenant reschedules/no shows 3 times before they finally connect up...
Matthew Scott
Chicago tenant issue
I am asking this question for a friend of mine in Chicago. She has a tenant that stopped paying rent about 9 months ago. When confronted he just suggested she go through the eviction process, presumably because he kno...
Ryan Brown
Window guards stopping installation of air conditioner
Good evening,I'm a landlord and have a tenant on the 2nd floor who has children. Therefore, it's required to put up window guards for their safety. Since the weather is getting warmer, they would like to use their win...
Shay Yao
1st Time House-hacking Home Buyer: Need Advice on Location!
Hello, everyone! I moved to Atlanta for work a couple of years ago and I just fell in love with city. Now, I’m ready to buy a house and call Atlanta home!
As someone who’s relatively new to town, I would really ap...
DeAndre Mason
Beginner Landlord Requirements
Hello BP,
I am potentially closing on a 4-unit multifamily property that I will owner-occupy. The property is located in West Virginia and I was wondering what I need to have in place to legally rent out the other 3 ...
January Keats
Subletter wants ESA dog
Hi, I rent. My landlord has a no pet rule. I also sublet two rooms in my apartment with the landlords permission. I have them sign one year leases with no mention of pets. My new sublesee is demanding to have an esa ...
Estelle Egilsrud
STR and Hold harmless agreements
Hello, I am renting my house to folks from abroad over Christmas through VRBO for 2 weeks. I have a pool and the families have small children. The pool does not have a fence. Shall I have them sign a hold harmless ...
Sinan M.
Rain runoff from upper neighbour
Hi everyone,I need your help to try and understand my options. I have a tenant who is complaining about water coming from his upper neighbour (mainly when it rains). As you can see in the pictures, it comes under the ...