Bunch of typos in lease. Big deal?

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Bunch of typos in lease. Big deal?

Jonathan Perez
Realtor · Jacksonville, FL · Member since 2013 · 227 posts · 35 votes
So the current lease I have the tenant under was from the last PM the previous owner had... before I bought the duplex, the previous owner had switched PM's from Rentmax to APM realty but of course kept the lease from the last PM, Rentmax.... I wanted to switch the lease over to APM's since I'm working with them now. Doesn't make sense to have a lease in place from another PM that doesn't manage for me. The only thing tho is that the lease that APM has to offer has a bunch of typos. I want to have my business ran with integrity and I don't want the typos to cause confusion and honestly it looks ugly. What do y'all think? Should I have them fix it? Not worry about it? Maybe get a whole other lease written up from an attorney? This may be a stupid question but those typos really bother me...
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Bryan O.
Specialist · Lakewood, CO · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Jonathan Perez they are people too. I would talk to them about the typos and see what their response is. If they are upset that you are trying to improve their professionalism to an 8th grade writing standard, then move on. They likely will treat more of their business with the same care. If they say, "Oh, thanks! We had a temp write it up and didn't notice," then there may be no problem.

Side note: I find it interesting that spelling is a pet peeve when you happily use "y'all" in a sentence  :P

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  • Kyle MccawBusiness Member
    Property Manager · Keller, TX · Member since 2011 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    Why use APM if they have lots of typos in their lease. You need to stick with professionals.

    Unless the lease is month to month there is no need to change leases. A simple change of management notice will take care of that.

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  • Levi T.Pro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Tucson AZ / Nice FR / Washington DC · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    Why not just ask them to correct the document? Beyond the typos, just giving them written notice will more than do in most cases, only downside is if the operation model does not reflect the lease terms, PM has to keep going back and insuring the tenant following the same process, late fees, etc as everyone else.

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  • Colleen F.Pro Member
    Investor · Narragansett, RI · Member since 2013 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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    Watch the typos aren't in your terms and dates. I had a PM include memorial day weekend in a typo error on a student rental... not usual for the area. Ask them nicely to correct the errors and voice your concern about attention to detail. Another thing to do is pdf the final with form fields so you can just fill in the blanks.
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  • Bryan O.
    Specialist · Lakewood, CO · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    @Jonathan Perez they are people too. I would talk to them about the typos and see what their response is. If they are upset that you are trying to improve their professionalism to an 8th grade writing standard, then move on. They likely will treat more of their business with the same care. If they say, "Oh, thanks! We had a temp write it up and didn't notice," then there may be no problem.

    Side note: I find it interesting that spelling is a pet peeve when you happily use "y'all" in a sentence  :P

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