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All Forum Posts by: Tanya Maslach

Tanya Maslach has started 36 posts and replied 118 times.

Post: Local credit unions in and around Columbus OH

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Hi all,
Any recommendations from real estate investors / landlors on their favorite local credit unions, and points of contact at them, in Columbus OH?  We are researching lenders that are local.

Tanya

Post: Tenant Evictions - Ohio legal support?

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Thank you @Cheryl Mack!!!

Post: Eviction specialty Columbus OH

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We have a tenant on a Month to Month lease.  He was late paying in May and is yet to pay for June rent.
He is on a 30-day Lease Termination Notice as of June 2. (Sent via Certified Mail and in email)

We'd like to begin taking steps to prepare for an eviction and garnishing wages for rent backpayment.

Need someone who is well versed in this process and knows the ins and outs to doing so efficiently and effectively in Columbus OH.


Thank you.
Tanya

Post: Tenant Evictions - Ohio legal support?

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Hi all,

We are getting ready to evict a tenant.  We've tried the service BP sends you to for "Lawyers" (Contracts Counsel) and is deplorable and a disaster.
If you want more info on why, DM me and I'll send the details.

Do any of you have recommendations besides "Go to the Columbus Bar Association and look".?
Getting suggestions from this community, or where to go on BP, besides getting sent out to ContractsCounsel, is preferred.

Thank you.

Post: Tenant eviction assistance and legal

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Hi all

We have sent a certified letter to our tenant (Lease Termination - he is on a Month to Month - so we gave him a 30 day notice) on June 2 and need to begin eviction proceedings.

We wonder who has done this before (in OH) and any specific legal requirements we should follow.  The tenant has not paid rent for June and has not paid the daily late fee.

Thanks all!

Post: Best way to notify tenant? - 30 day notice termination

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Thank you so much for this! It helps to confirm what we had written is clear and to the point about each item in the lease.  Thank you for replying to my question.

Post: Best way to notify tenant? - 30 day notice termination

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Hi all,
I've been waiting on attornies to consider my project-bid -- on another platform Bigger Pockets recommended (and still no replies!).... so am posting here for additional insight in the meantime.

We have a tenant on a Month to month lease in Ohio.

He is consistently late on rent. 

We have a clause that allows for a 30 day notice to tenant to vacate, but have these questions:
a. Besides emailing him a 30 day notice, does OH require a reason? We have seen both "yes" and "no, no reason is necessary" by OH legal websites.

b. What kind of verbiage should we consider to ensure he  knows he is still responsible for the rent (for the 30 days), the late fees ($30 per day), and will be responsible for any damage done to the home should he do so before leaving.

Thank you!!

Tanya

Post: Who pays - Landlord or tenant?

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Quote from @Scott Mac:

The dishwasher may have a grinder in it for food particles, and the discharge might go into the disposal.

Those particles might not be washing down completely.

Maybe they are grinding up garlic or onions or who knows what.

Maybe that is what is coming Into the garbage disposal possibly from the food on the plates or something like that.

Maybe the P trap under the sink is not filling with water correctly and allowing sewer gas to come back in.  

Just my 2 cents.


 Thanks for this Scott.  And yes, all great theories -- and ones the plumber debunked when he went to check out the issue.  He found no issues like that, but did confirm a smell.  He left the tenant with a special enzymatic solution that was supposed to address "food and grease" issues.

Post: Who pays - Landlord or tenant?

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Quote from @Kristian Sexton:

@Tanya Maslach Does your lease agreement speak to this? I know our lease agreement specifically states that if a tenant reports a maintenance issue that ends up not being an issue at all it's the tenant's responsibility. 


 Yes in fact.   The Prop Mgr assured us of this, and mentioned it twice to the tenant in their response to the tenant's dispute.

Post: Who pays - Landlord or tenant?

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Quote from @Tim Delaney:
Quote from @Tanya Maslach:

@Tim Delaney 
Thank you.
Agreed - we really don't want to deal with it, as it's the PM's job.

Just trying to be good landlords.

This is the first issue, not the second, with the garbage disposal... (other issue was a leaky toilet we took care of, at our expense). 


 Yes, I realize it was the first time, that is why I would cover the cost in an effort to be a good landlord and not discourage my tenants from reporting future issues. I would also explain that if it happens again that they may be responsible for some or all of the cost. In my leases I put clearly that if a tenant flags a request as emergency and it is determined to be their fault or not an emergency they are responsible for the cost. That's a bit different than this situation, but just wanted to share.


 Yep! Totally understood.   
Since it is explained clearly in the contract terms, (managing expectations there), the PM's initial response to the dispute was to reference that language.

We found out about the dispute after the tenant had repeated her dispute 2x -- and the property mgmt asked us what we wanted to do.