It would make for less surprises in a dispute, as judges will rule according to the statutes in the act.

-Ben According to the statute, the 8-day notice seems to only apply if a Po Box is used as the landlord's address and not whether they live in a different county

Check your state statutes for your rules and regs.As to late fees: I dont charge them anymore.

Florida State Statute does not appear to address air conditioning requirements for rental property.

NC Statute in 42-26(b) explicitly identifies "... arrearage in costs owed by a tenant for ... electric service ..." can't be your only basis.  

They're just lawyers who act as small claims court judges part-time normally, and they may not normally practice landlord-tenant law, so if you can print out or at least refer to the correct statutes, it's helpful.But, if you are expected to reimburse the PM money that should have come out of a security deposit they told you they collected - that is money you can sue them for.  

Most likely, you'll be able to convince tenants to go along with this "no-cash" provision without incident at your discretion - but do be careful to check current statutes if you get any push-back from tenants who wish to challenge you on this.

I found the FL law:http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?

Of course, you can check with the actual statutes under real estate, landlord tenant law - but who has time to decipher those!

I'm WI there is no statute regarding carpet age,