Rent Increase (by Lew [NC]) Posted on: Jul 28, 2021 2:51 PM I have a couple of nice duplexes in the Raleigh, NC area which is booming. I have a resident that has been in one unit for a dozen years and I never raised the rent for many reasons, the main ones being retention and to leave sleeping dogs alone...
Security Deposit Return (by Dee Ann [WI] ) Posted on: Sep 3, 2021 4:03 PM Do any of you deduct for burned out light bulbs on the security deposit? We don't mind replacing them if a ladder is involved, but I'd love the departing to acknowledge and provide the bulbs. Thoughts? We provide energy saving bulbs and tell the tenants in...
Mr LL Cash for Keys [MI] I am wondering something. I have an upcoming court date to evict a tenant for lease violations. # 1 is her deadbeat BF, who now seems to be staying full time, now that the Court paperwork has been filed with the Court. My question is: She wants cash for the keys. Do you think...
Landlord Full-Time Any tips on going from full time job to being full time landlord? Have 45 sfh anout. 44 years old. Wife is stay at home mom of our 9 an 10 year old, so she has no work insurance.. Insurance part scares xxx out of me. Answers: -You don't have to quit cold turkey. You use your rental income to take...
Pet Fees Q&A We have a renter who will renew their lease but has now added a cat to a no pet lease. We would not object because of the circumstances but feel we should charge with the new lease. ________________________________________ I just saw this in another forum, daily cost 25bux per animal - this helps with the unseen flea and urine cleanup...
Damages caused by others (by Lisa [FL] How do you handle repairs for things like: My house was burglarized and now there is a broken window that needs to be fixed. I came home and someone had plowed over my mailbox. When damages are caused due to criminal activity or an unknown stranger do you pay or require the tenant to cover...