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No property owner ever gets into real estate wanting to go through the eviction process, but sometimes it is the best way to solve a problem and protect your investment property. Learn when evicting a tenant might be your best option and how to evict a tenant legally. When to Evict a Tenant You must have a legitimate reason for evicting a tenant, such as failure to pay rent or violation of the terms of the lease. If a tenant damages the property, ignores rules regarding smoking, subletting or pets, or creates a safety hazard, you have cause to evict. Legally, you must be able to prove the renter did something wrong. This is where a strong lease comes into play: It’s much easier... Read more
Much like the homebuying process, renting an apartment is no longer restricted to scanning the newspaper for printed listings or driving around searching for signs....
If you’re a landlord, you need to have forms available for most situations you will encounter renting to tenants. Whether you are renting to new tenants, dealing...
Being a landlord may feel like the culmination of a dream, but it can quickly become a nightmare if you end up with bad tenants who know how to work the system....
As a landlord, you’re expected to use forms to rent your property, to notify your tenants if they’re late on rent, and to proceed on eviction notices. But...
Forms set the foundation for apartment managers to stand on when possible problems arise, and they often do. Forward thinking apartment owners’ prepare and provide effective tools that their members, and their staff need to do their jobs. These forms protect renters as well. Having gone over rules and policies with rental managers, applicants learn what they need to know and the appropriate consequences if rules are broken. How to find the Best Forms that Include Legal Terms: People are so different, and respond to rules differently as well. Having it all written down for them eliminates the “he said – she said” syndrome. The simplification of addressing rules with... Read more
Using tenant screening and landlord forms helps apartment managers do their jobs more easily. Once a tenant has signed the agreement, they are illustrating that they...
One constant that landlords and property managers face is change. Landlord tenant laws evolve over time, and your leasing policies need to keep pace with these...
Of all the easy landlord forms you use in your rental business, a move in checklist just may be the most economical. This simple landlord form, if used effectively, does...
Every landlord wants a lease agreement that’s tough. But did you know that if your lease is too tough, it could cause legal problems? In legal terms, a standard...
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