Archive for February 1st, 2008
Tenants Who Refuse to Pay
Friday, February 1st, 2008This final category represents the tenants who will cause you the most problems. As a property owner you must set standards of business practices and then rigorously maintain them. One element must be the immediate serving of delinquency notices to tenants who do not pay their rent on time. Certainly you will determine that some [...]
Avoid Childish Behavior
Friday, February 1st, 2008As the landlord, remember that you don’t have to resort to threats or revenge. You are a professional; no matter what, deal with your problems in a professional, responsible manner. Although it might be tempting, don’t avoid your problem tenants. Slipping threatening messages under the door, leaving angry voice messages, or sending scathing e-mails won’t [...]
Legal Issues Related to Eviction
Friday, February 1st, 2008A landlord or property manager only has three basic reasons for evicting tenants:
A missed payment of rent.
A violation of the leasing agreement, such as keeping a pet when pets are prohibited.
The property has been vacated by the tenant for more than half of the rental period without notification of the landlord or property manager.
No one [...]
Taxes by Another Name
Friday, February 1st, 2008City officials are well known for saying one thing while meaning something quite different or for “softening” the effect of a term by using a kinder and gentler one. That’s certainly true when it comes to taxes. Still, as Shakespeare observed in Romeo and Juliet, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. [...]
Shopping for Insurance
Friday, February 1st, 2008Salespeople, one of the cornerstones of our nation’s economic success, don’t have the best reputation. This seems to be especially true of insurance salespeople. Whether or not the image is fully justified, it’s doubtless that there are shady characters out there, but if you look harder, you’ll find honest, ethical, and hard-working insurance representatives as [...]
