All Forum Posts by: Dick Rosen

Cara has all good advice but I think it's a residential lease with extra terms added to it. I can recommend 2 different law firms that I have and still continue to use. Mark Zinman at Williams, Zinman & Parham P.C. and my favorite is Denise Holliday at Hull Holliday & Holliday.

Memphis Invest is the only one that I hear about and it's always been good. I think they are in Texas now also?

If they leave it clean we do not charge the tenant but I still send in my cleaner to touch up and get things like blinds and behind the frig which most tenants always miss. But if it's obvious they didn't clean, then I charge them the same amount that my cleaner charges.

I could refer you to David Pruitt for the West side. I manage on the East side and do have 1 in Laveen but Dave could probably better serve you on that side of Phoenix. DM me and I'll send you his info.

And yes he is a NARPM member.

You need a new Property Manager!

For these types of notices we send them via Certified Mail only to protect us if we end up in court, it is deemed delivered after 5 days in Arizona. But we also send a copy by 1st class mail and by email. One way or another they will get it and with the Certified you have proof that you sent it for the courts.

@Nathan Gesner Well said, thank you for speaking my mind along with yours.undefined

Gretchen has obviously had a bad experience with a PM, I just read another post that was the same way. I would like to refer you to Joni Wolfswinkle at RPM Property Management. I have known Joni for quite awhile and know that she is one of the best. DM me for contact info.

I do it all the time with college students. First, the Security Deposit stays with the lease, if tenant A wants his portion he has to work it out with tenant B. Next, can tenant B afford to be there on his own or can tenant A & C qualify, if so, have tenants A & B sign an addendum releasing A from the lease then right up another addendum adding C to the lease. 

In this scenario your lease was never broken and the security deposit stays in place. I might suggest that C give his portion of deposit to A to make him go away happy.

We do this all the time but all parties must sign the addendum and its just a short 1 or 2 sentences stating what everyone is doing. If you cancel/break the lease, now you do have to deal with the security deposit and write a new lease. Addendums are a much cleaner and simpler way.

For a co-signor we require a full application, screening and 4x the rent