All Forum Posts by: Eric D.

Thanks Lynn,

What about personal labor to say... replace the front door that the tenant demolished?

Seems almost better to just bring in companies to do all the work...

Thanks guys,

John, i'll look into the statutes. I guess i'm upset that it cost me so much, mainly because of the lack of notice I got. I understand the normal wear and tear, there was quite a bit of damages, I had to buy a new exterior door, sink faucet, interior door, towel racks, holes in the walls to name a few.

I want to be real fair with her, but I guess I was just worried I would send her this check and then get taken to court and it cost me a lot of money.

This is how a portion of the lease is worded:

Tenant agrees to give the Landlord at least 60 days written notice before vacating the premises. If Tenant vacates without giving 60 days notice, Tenant will be liable for, but not limited to; (1) the balance of the rent for month in which they vacated the premises (2) all outstanding rents due. Tenant further acknowledges that all claims to the security deposit paid to landlord will be forfeited if proper notice to landlord is not provided.

Hello,

I had my home rented out for about a year and a half, the Tenant signed the lease agreement in may of 12, the lease reverts to month by month after 1 year is up.

Anyway, she did not give me proper notice, the lease says 60 days by certified mail, she gave me less than 30 verbally. To make things more difficult I have moved to a different area, so I had to fly in fix the place back up which ended up being a very costly deal.

I let her know I would be holding the deposit to cover damages (materials & labor) and since she left on the 15th I would be nice enough to return half of her last months rent. She is still very unhappy, trying to make me feel like i'm just ripping her off. (she breached the contract so legally I don't owe her a penny)

So my questions:

1. What can I charge for my labor fixing things? I had some hired help but also myself.

2. What can she do legally? take me to court? would it be in that county courthouse? lease doesn't specify.

3. She put a sink cabinet in the bathroom and left it installed, she mentioned it, can she demand that back?

4. Should I just turn on dick mode and hold all monies? I am worried that I send her out this check and then she starts causing problems.

fyi: I took pictures of all the damages

Thanks for any input/help...

Wow, lots of good info in that interview worksheet.

Thanks again

Thanks Bryan.

And great article Michael, thanks.

Hello everyone,

Let start by saying I really love this website, literally a wealth of information here. I've looked at some of the posts regarding Property Management but had some other questions...

Starting next month I'll have to setup a property manager for 2 SFR since I have moved a good distance away. I've never used one before and I'm really not excited about it but what should I look for when shopping around?

I've gotten a few prices but I don't know if there is specific fee's or other costs not showing up in the quotes.

Some prices I've gotten so far were 1/2 first months rent and 12-15% of rent. (north FL)

Do they take it upon themselves when to do repairs? ie send their buddy out to do some touch up painting?

Thanks all,
Have a great day.

I also used "My Smartmove" to check credit, its a great program.

Yes I rented it, I had 4-5 people look at it, picked the best tenants and we're off. So far its been great, Payments ahead of schedule.

Thanks again to all the help from this site. Makes it a lot easier when you can come ask a question and get a real answer.

Yeah, I had someone else also mention that to me, I will add a picket between. Thanks though, good eye.

Thanks, it was my second. I had a vision but it changed several times, used friends/family for suggestions quite a bit which made it easier.