Q. What are the legal reasons I can approve or deny a tenant’s application? A. As a landlord, there are certain factors that you are legally permitted to consider to accept or reject a potential tenant. Permissible factors to use in deciding whether to rent to a tenant are the tenant’s credit standing and credit…
Good Morning Pattie and Dan: My name is Dyanne. My father has been a property owner his entire adult life. He has worked for many years with Dale Alberstone, so when I needed help with my REAP case, I called Dale. Thank goodness I did!
Fred and Michelle decided that their rental house needed painting inside. They were renting to five young men who had lots of energy and said they were eager to paint the place (for a fee, of course). The perfect solution, thought Fred and Michelle. So these young landlords told their five young tenants that they…
Question One: I have a Section 8 tenant who paid her rent with a postdated check. I received it on the first of the month but I did not realize that the tenant had dated it for the 3rd. The check did go through, as the tenant had overdraft protection. She was charged a $35…