Landlord Newsletter Mid July 2008 |
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The LPA NewsletterDear Fellow Landlord, In this newsletter: Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information. Have a great month! 4 Myths About Renter's InsuranceCommon MisconceptionsBy Sally AndersonIt's out of my price range. Is $10 to $20 per month too much? In March of 2002, unofficial online quotes from two major carriers produced annual rates of $147 ($12.25 per month) and $203 (under $17 monthly) respectively. Both quotes were for a fictional five-room house in Boulder, Colorado, covering the basics for "standard" personal property valued at $35,700 (the automated figure produced by one company). Both quotes had a deductible of $500 per incident, and included medical coverage for others, on-premise or off-premise. Assumptions were that the house contained a smoke alarm and fire extinguishers. For lower rates, you can raise the deductible; for more protection, you can pay more for replacement cost coverage, in which reimbursement is based on today's replacement cost rather than original value.
I'm in a great building, and I'm not worried about security. Renter's insurance extends beyond on-premise theft and hazards....
The Landlord Protection Agency® is proud to introduce John Reno, Esq., a highly experienced Landlord - Tenant attorney based on Long Island, NY. If you have a landlord tenant problem you'd like to ask a question about, please feel free to e-mail me your question. Dear Mr. Reno: A: Unfortunately, no, and not just because he wasn't on the lease. The problem is you never had an agreement with the father to pay you rent. He was just a guest of your tenant. He may have had an agreement to pay his daughter, so maybe that jail bird can sue him- but you can't. Sorry.
Dear Mr. Reno: A: Do you need a lawyer? What a question! Let me put it this way. Most landlords use lawyers because of the procedures required. There are many steps. Some landlords do it themselves and do quite well. Maybe you can too. But don't expect to get it right the first try!
Dear Mr. Reno: A: No, you can't refuse his residency, but nothing says you have to renew her lease when it expires, and if its a month to month, there's nothing stopping you from giving a 30 day notice.
Getting Your House Rent Ready!
How to Determine a Fair Management Fee
Educate your tenants about taking proper care of the plumbing in your rental property. It's amazing how many tenants don't know it is wrong to flush certain items in the toilet, or to spill grease or harmful chemicals down the drain. Cut your plumbing expenses and maintenance time by warning your tenants with a Plumbing Stoppage & Drain Maintenance Notice.
The Plumbing Stoppage & Drain Maintenance Notice will emphasize and prioritize the importance of proper plumbing care.
The notice can make your plumbing rules and requirements a part of your existing lease or a handy reminder of your "Plumbing Stoppages" clause in your The LPA Lease.
"My husband's car burned up on the highway. The rent was in the car. It was cash." I was almost a believer and then she said it was cash. They have never had the rent in full and in cash before. - Madge R., SW FL
"I'm not giving half my paycheck to some stupid kid."
I just bought an already occupied three unit rental home, and the tenants in one apartment seem to have a problem, not only with paying the rent, but with the fact that I'm 24 as well. Hope they like getting evicted by "some stupid kid" a little better. - Kendra F.
"The rent is only $700. You own lots of houses and collect tons of rent. Why is my $700. such a big deal to you?" If you think your rent is so low, why can't you pay it? She ignores my late notices and now I have served a Termination Notice. - Steve S., Bellmore, NY
"People with goals succeed because they know where they are going... It's as simple as that." - Earl Nightingale
"Tenants show their true colors in pressure situations." - John Nuzzolese
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
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