When a difficult tenant finally moves out after eviction proceedings, the last thing that you want to deal with is another headache. Unfortunately, it’s possible that evicted tenants might leave their belongings behind. And if they do, removing a tenants property left behind after an eviction is not as simple as just throwing it away….Read More
Every time that you rent to a new tenant, you are taking a risk. That risk can pay off if the tenant turns out to be kind, genuine, and communicative. There are times, however, when the risk factor turns out to be very real, and you have to face every landlord’s worst nightmare: eviction. While…Read More
The dark blues represented in the White Map are consistent with the ethnic diversity of America. In 2016 the Kaiser Family Foundation reports the following split: White alone – 61% Black or African American alone – 12% Hispanic or Latino – 18% There is no publicly available data that creates a direct nexus between the percentage of…Read More
A fist bump isn’t a legally binding contract. If you have a tenant living in your rental without a lease they’re essentially on a month-to-month lease. In this post, we address how to handle this situation and also if you can legally raise rent on this tenant. Our friends over at Avvo discuss this in their webinar…Read More
It can feel devastating when a tenant steals property upon moving out of the rental. In this post we address what your rights as a landlord are in this unfortunate situation. Our friends over at Avvo discuss this in their webinar with Zillow addressing landlord rights with stolen property. The audio file above addresses this question as Avvo’s chief legal…Read More
Whether you are expecting it because you have been unable to pay rent, or it arrives out of the blue, getting an eviction notice is upsetting. You may not know that there are laws and regulations in place in each state in an effort to protect the interests of both landlords and tenants when it comes to…Read More
If you are a landlord and have the strong desire to evict a tenant, make sure your reasons are legally valid. The laws are set up to ensure that landlords cannot simply evict tenants for just any reason, they need to have grounds for eviction. Even if the tenant is the messiest person you’ve ever…Read More
Abandoned rentals can leave landlords confused as to how to proceed, and the rules for what you can and cannot do vary by state. At some point in your time as a landlord, you will be faced with an empty or half empty unit, wondering where your tenant is. Perhaps it’s because you served the…Read More
Most states prohibit self-help evictions, instead of requiring landlords to go through a cumbersome and often lengthy eviction process in order to remove tenants from a rental property. The stated purpose for these laws is to protect tenants, who usually need time to find another place to live. This tenant protection, however, often comes at…Read More
When you start the eviction process against a tenant, there are many procedures and requirements you must complete correctly and sequentially in order to process the eviction legally. While landlord-tenant laws differ from place to place, there are some generalities on eviction that apply in most cases. The most common reasons for eviction are late…Read More
