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An Organized Landlord Has Less Tenant Debt and More Profit
An organized landlord is a more profitable landlord. I have reviewed many thousands of tenant debtor files, and one thing is certain; by looking at a tenant file after the tenant moves out, I can...
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Landlord Tenant Lease – Is Yours Legal?
Whether your lease is actually legal is a loaded question. What is legal? Legal is whatever will hold up in a court of law on any given day, in front of any given judge. Is there such a thing as an...
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SUING AN EX-TENANT FOR PAST DUE RENT: What Factors To Consider
Tristan R. Pettit, Attorney at Law, Milwaukee WI – Tristan’s Landlord – Tenant Law Blog www.petriestocking.com/blog/ Your tenant has already vacated your rental unit – so there is no need to...
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Landlords Who do Not Screen are Shooting Themselves in the Foot
Of the 20 to 30 emails I receive per day from landlords with tenants who owe them money, 5 or 6 are from landlords who did not screen their tenants before they rented to them and are now upset that...
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Ten Common Landlord Mistakes
Effectively Dealing With Tenant Delinquencies And Eviction Proceedings By Jon L. Farnsworth, Esq. (Editor’s note: This article was initially published in the September 2009, Minnesota Real Estate...
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USA Today – The Landlord Doctor
December 30th USA Today published an article titled “Apartment renters win as vacancy rate climbs”, when he wrote the article author Paul Davidson asked me what effect concessions are having on the...
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Rising Tenant Debt Challenges in a Down Economy
Our country’s current economy has had a severe impact on the real estate and housing market. The nightly news covers the blight of communities impacted by a high number of foreclosures and the...
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Non-Refundable Pet Deposits Can Actually Cost You Money
The way in which you explain, or don’t explain pet deposits can cost you profit. If landlords could spend just one day as a professional collector attempting to collect tenant debt, one of the top...
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Accepting Late Payments Can Land You in Court
There are many reasons why you shouldn’t allow a tenant to pay rent late, but the legal implications must always be at the top of the list. Unfortunately, by being the nice guy, or gal, and accepting...
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Failure to Comply With Tenant Deposit Notifications Could be Costly
A Landlord's Worst Nightmare Imagine being forced to write a check to a previous tenant who still owes you money. This is a very real possibility if you fail to comply with the law after the tenant...
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