Listing DBA as Landlord Name on Lease Agreement

[Hunter Peterson]

I created a DBA (doing business as) for my rental property business that is tied to my personal name. Legally, am I ok to list the DBA name and only the DBA name on the line where it says "Landlord" on my lease agreement? Will that cause legal question marks should the lease agreement ever need to be enforced (knock on wood)?

If you care to elaborate... what good really is a DBA in providing a layer of anonymity to your ownership of a property? From everything I've seen, the important stuff (for example automatic rent deposits) requires me to use my name instead of the DBA name anyways. Thanks!

[Frank Patalano]

Originally posted by @Seth G.:

@Hunter Peterson did you end up using your DBA on your lease agreements? I'm considering the same thing (in Rhode Island).

Seth. Shouldn't be a problem. The property management company that I use in RI always uses their name. I have never even met my tenants.