Kristina Johnsen
Walk out renovation to a separate suite, to keep the internal stairs or not?
I am renovating a walk out single family home to have a separate legal unit in the walk-out basement. The unit will be about 750 sq ft. I am wondering if the interior stairs are typically removed to allow for more s...
Ron Rohrssen
Keeping an appropriate record trail for applicants
So, I'm reviewing/updating my processes in relation to background checks, applicants, maintained records in a secure manner, etc. I've come across conflicting information between the FTC and what I'd learned in the pa...
Janice R.
Property owner cannot keep an extra set of keys per the PM contract
Hello all,I have been self managing my investment properties for many years successfully for years. I respect the tenants their privacy and I have never "show up". The one time I needed to get into the property qui...
Neil Aggarwal
Losses due to unauthorized transaction on business checking
I friend of mine told me that if someone hacks my business bank account and transfers the money out of it, the bank will not cover the losses. I just checked Chase Bank's online service agreement and the language for...
Richard Fischer
Easement liability title policy question
EE company buys property, a connected building, for $200,000.
EE company uses 2 private lenders for $100,000 each
Each lender gets the lenders policy from the title company on their “deeds of trust.”
EE transfers th...
Marlin Q. Parker, Sr., Esq.
Can a tenant unilaterally decide to use the basement as a bedroom
Hello all,
I have a rental property in PA. The tenant recently informed my PM that during periods of substantial rain, some water leaks in her bedroom; furthermore, she currently uses the basement as a bedroom instea...
Jim Edwards
Photo ID cards for HOA members
My HOA in Arizona has decided that all its members need new ID cards only this time they are requiring that we have our picture taken and placed on the ID card. Does the HOA/ Board members have the authority to deman...
Sam Leon
Tow Away signs on rentals
How does those tow away sign work? I have seen some signs that has the name and number of a nearby tow company mounted on buildings. Are those signs obtained from the tow companies? What is the process?I am in the ...
Marvin Michel
Help. Strangers using my garage for storage. Tenant being evicted - OH
Hello,
I am in the process of evicting a non-paying tenant. My tenant is currently in jail on a felony charge so he is not on the premises and marshals are going to have to come to aid in removing his personal belon...
Loren Oatman
Central NY Landlord; inherited tenet !
I have a friend who had a tenet that moved out but had a roommate that was not on the lease. It was February and in Central NY a cold time of the Year. My friend the owner let the roommate stay feeling bad for him. Th...