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Privacy PolicyQuestion Is it customary for landlords to pay for spraying for spiders outside the house? Answer Since you use the term “house,” I’ll assume you are truly speaking of a single-family-residence (SFR) rather than a multi-unit building (even only 2 units). What is customary, even what may be legal can, in some states, be different […]
Question 1 What is the maximum number of people in the 2-bedroom duplex buildings I own in Michigan? Answer 1 That might depend on a number of factors including the city or county of location, the square footage size of the unit, the sizes of rooms, the floor plan of the unit, and, if you […]
Vesting The vesting of a property is the form of ownership of that property. It is what person(s) or other legal entity hold title, that is, will be shown as grantee on a deed. The decision regarding vesting is always an issue when buying or financing real estate and is often an issue that is […]
Do You Have Possession? Whether the tenant left at the end of his lease term, terminated his lease early upon mutual agreement, or left in the midst of his lease term without even telling you, the fact is you have a vacancy. However, what you can or should do next can depend on how the […]
Question In the state of PA, is it permitted to make some apartment units non-smoking? Answer Obviously, I’m not familiar with every law at every level of government in the country, so I can’t state that a particular rental property location is not subject to some weird local ordinance related to prohibition of non-smoking rules. […]
Question I went to the magistrate, filed a Landlord/Tenant complaint to remove a tenant, and had the hearing at which time I received possession of the property. The tenant filed an appeal at the court house. At that time she owed $126.50 for the cost incurred for the judgment and on the day of her […]
Question If an unmarried couple wants to rent our home can we asked that only the man who has a job sign the lease agreement. We don’t want the unemployed lady friend to have her name on the lease in case the boyfriend leaves as she has no income. If her name isn’t on the […]
Question 1 One of my units has been rented to two unrelated tenants. Due to change in employment for one of them, One is moving out and the remaining says she will assume responsibility for the apartment. Is there a certain form that needs to be used here or is a verbal agreement enough? Answer […]
Qustion 1 I am considering trading two month’s rent on a unit rented to a painting contractor for some painting on the property where he lives and for some painting on my personal residence. How do I handle this income tax-wise? Answer 1 You actually need to be concerned about four different legal issues. One […]
Mechanic’s Lien Landlords routinely hire contractors to work on their properties. Occasionally, landlords become involved in disputes with contractors regarding unfinished jobs, shoddy workmanship, and other issues. On some of these occasions, landlords feel justified in withholding payments. Usually, such disputes can be resolved in a manner that is acceptable to both the contractor and […]
