Landlord Newsletter - Reporting Works! More PAID Tenant Accounts!

Dear Fellow Landlord,

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In this newsletter:

• Article: Careful Tenant Screening
  
• Free Tenant Screening Form
  
• Ask the Attorney, Real Estate Attorney, John Reno
  
• 2014 Holiday Special: Coupon Code or FREE Additional Year!
  

Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information. Have a great month and an even more successful year ahead.
John Nuzzolese
John@theLPA.com

Careful Tenant Screening

From the time of first contact with the prospective tenant to the time you sign a lease with him or her, you are still in the tenant screening process. Keeping in mind The LPA article, How to Screen and Qualify Tenants in 5 Easy Steps, it is very important to decide beforehand that you WILL NOT accept anyone who does not meet ALL of your screening requirements.

Often, landlords overlook certain "red flags" that indicate the prospect is NOT qualified to rent from you. It could be a sign of the tenant's financial stability, personal habits, respect or attitude toward the landlord. The important thing I'm saying here is, do your homework.

What are your screening requirements? It's important not to forget some of the key ingredients when screening a tenant.

1. Rental Application
   A fully completed and signed LPA Rental Application.
2. Identification.
   Be sure you get a copy of the applicant's drivers license or other valid picture ID. Is it possible that a deadbeat would use someone else's identity and credit to get accepted as your tenant? You bet. It happened to me!
3. A Non-Refundable Deposit.
   A serious applicant will have no problem leaving a substantial non-refundable earnest money deposit with you to secure the rental...

click for the full article...

Tenant screening usually involves verifying the prospective tenant's employment. Most of us simply go through the Rental Application and call the telephone numbers provided by the tenant. How often do we wonder if the "employer" is giving us the real scoop? Or if the "supervisor" is really the supervisor. Many landlords prefer to contact the employer in writing by fax or by mail. Sometimes it involves a small amount of detective work such as looking up the employer in the telephone book or online and sending an Employment Verification Form to the company, with attention to the "Human Resources" department.

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The Landlord Protection Agency® presents John Reno, Esq., a highly experienced Landlord - Tenant attorney based on Long Island, NY.

John Reno also does Mortgage Loan Modifications (Nationwide).
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Dear Mr. Reno:
I have a tenant that is pretty much on an oral month-month renters agreement who hasn't paid full rent in two months and I'm close to taking eviction action. My question is for December, they have decided to lodge elsewhere but all their possessions including two of their vehicles have remained on my property for all of December. I'm not sure if they have any intention of moving out or not because they haven't contacted me one way or the other and I'm pretty fed up with their not informing me of what's going on. Are they still responsible for the rent for December even though they've decided to lodge somewhere else, but left every other aspect of their person at my property?
Charles in Ohio

A: They are definitely responsible because they're still in possession. If all their junk & cars are there, then THEY are there, at least, legally speaking; so if they don't pay, you evict for non-payment.

If you have a landlord tenant problem you'd like to ask a question about, please feel free to e-mail me your question.
Submit a landlord / tenant question for Mr. Reno
Please try to keep your questions as short and to the point as possible.

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FREE Tenant Credit Reporting
(LPA Members Only)

Have you ever been beaten by a tenant on the rent? Most of us have and unfortunately, it is one of the costs of doing business as a landlord.
On the brighter side, remedies are available for many. If you have documented your tenancy with the proper paperwork including a rental application, lease agreement, late notices, etc., you may have a chance of collecting.

Credit bureau reporting is an option in which many modern landlords are beginning to participate....

Click here for the full article

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