Re: landlord /tenant issue

Posted by WA-Hal on September 07, 2009 at 17:29:01 from (208.81.157.90):

In Reply to: landlord /tenant issue posted by kane county ken on September 06, 2009 at 11:35:32:

Your state probably has specific landlord-tenant laws that outline what you, as a landlord have to do and also what the renters have to do. You REALLY need to be familiar with those laws, so you don't do something that is prohibited and having that cost you LOTS of money.

If your renter is paying her rent and not damaging the property, she probably can stay there, assuming your laws are the same as those in my state. If you have any doubt about your understanding of the landlord-tenant law, by all means see a lawyer. Even if that costs you a little money, it might save you a lot of money as well as hassle.

I have known people who, for reasons I really don't understand, often tell lies. It is pretty hard to believe anything they say, since they lie so often. But I don't think that the lies would be grounds for eviction.

Her smoking in the building may or may not be something that could get her evicted. But I doubt that unless she was notified that it was a non-smoking building when she signed the lease agreement that it could be enforced.

My uncle had about 50 rental units at one time. I remember him talking about some of his renters. He charged fairly high damage deposits and carefully documented how much he had to spend to get apartments ready to re-rent. He very seldom had to go to court, either to evict tenants, or to decide just how much of the damage deposits should be returned to the former tenants. My uncle was mostly concerned that the renters always pay the rent. He had some tenants that stayed for many years, and he always wondered why they just didn't buy a house, since the payments would have not been that much different.

Good luck with your renter...but don't get in trouble.

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