All Forum Posts by: Sarah Byun

I'm trying to remove a name from the deed in PA.

The person is not on the mortgage.

It seems like a simple process in my case. 

Can I just the quitclaim deed form from legaltamplate or eforms.com to submit to the county office?

I don't need a lawyer for this, do I?

What is the best way?

I'm new at this so that any advice will be appreciated.

The first triplex we purchased had long-time tenants.  This particular tenant's been there for almost 20 years, and the rent didn't increase much since the first time she moved in.  After purchasing the property, the lease ended, and every tenant agreed to sign a 2-year lease.  We increase this particular tenant's rent by $75 since this tenant is still paying low rent.  A few months ago, we found out that the floor this particular tenant lives in does not have a separate electric meter; we ended up taking over the electrical bill.  (That's another issue that needs to be resolved, and I have to figure out how to go about that)  We dropped off the new lease beginning of April, and the old lease ended in May.  She refuses to sign the new two-year lease of $75 increase and tells me that once the lease ended, by law, she is month-to-month. I returned the rent check and asked her to either sign the new lease or leave verbally.  Technically, I can raise her rent since we have not rent control here in the state of PA with a written notice, right?  So I can send her a written month-to-month increase rent letter or vacate the property in 30 days.  Is this right?

Then how do I go about the rent for June that I haven't received?  Since I didn't clarify to her, should I ask her to pay the old rent in June and send her an official month-to-month rent amount?

Is there another better option?  

This tenant does ask for little minor things time and complains a lot, but we don't know if we want to lose a long-term tenant who hasn't been missing a rent.  But by cleaning out the place, I can raise the rent and find a new tenant, but that is another headache I might be putting myself into...

Any thoughts?

I'm in PA, and my tenant has been living in our property for almost 20 years.  My husband and I purchased the property about five years ago, and the tenant signed a lease every two years.  We've raised the rent by $50 for every new lease.  We had her review her new lease before the previous lease expired, but she's been giving excuses and has not signed the new lease.  After the lease expired, she sent in the previous lease rent.  We are trying to figure out what we need to do. When my husband approached her and asked her if she had a chance to review the new lease and that we would like for her to sign the new lease as soon as possible, she said, "According to PA law, once the lease expires, it goes to a month to month rent." Basically, she doesn't want to pay the raised rent.  What is the best approach to this?  If I get a new tenant, I can get more than what she pays even with the new lease, but I don't want to go through the hassle of losing a tenant who's been paying her rent.  She's been there for so long, and I wanted to be a good landlord, so I had her stay.  This tenant does cause minor issues here and there, and we are so tired of it but hearing some worst tenant stories, we are okay dealing with it.  She acts like she owns the place, and we are someone who fixes her minor issues every time she complains.  What are our options, and what's the best way to approach this situation with this pandemic with tenant protection laws, etc.?

We purchased a property that has 3 tenants.

The first-floor tenant's been living there for more than 20 years.

When we purchased the property 5 years ago we were told only the garage was the only electricity bill we were responsible for.

Which we didn't have any issues with this for the last five years.

Suddenly, our first tenant called the electric company to come out to dispute her electricity bill.

Now we wended up with a letter from the electric company that the foreign wiring needs to be transferred to the landlord's account.

Now what?  Is this still require for me to get done or is there something we can do to make this job simpler?  As a landlord, we have to pay for gas and water and the expenses is outrageous.  This foreign wiring is connected to basement lights (which we don't use) and 1 porch light (front) of the house.