@Matthew Paul Locking the doors prevents your tenant from doing business and generating money to pay you rent.Sure, that's an option if your lease permits it, but it is a last-resort measure of obtaining possession.

“The failure of a landlord to provide such conditions can lead to violation of the law and impose civil and, at times, even criminal liability upon the landlord”.Please read up on your local laws as relates to landlord obligations for habitable premises.This to me is a no brainer and am sorry am not trying to be mean to you.You inform tenant of your duty which his really to their advantage and then you go in and address.If tenants want to prevent you from treating, then suggest that they provide you with suggestions for pet friendly/kid friendly pest control to use and suggest that you will attempt that for a short period of time to see if it works but in the end, if it does not you will need to come in with a different approach, different product to address the situation.If said tenant continues to fight you on the issue, I suggest moving to contacting an attorney about providing a notice to comply or quit possession.You are running a business here.The unaddressed rodent activity is only going to get worse because you have a tenant that is difficult.Document your approach to resolve and try to have them chime in with their own suggestions on the agreement that if it does not work you will have no choice but to use an alternative.I would then start working on rethinking that lease term as that there sounds like a tenant that will bring you trouble.You have a legal duty and if a tenant is keeping you from completing it, that there is a problem as the same tenant will turn around and make false allegations and/or accuse you of not addressing the issue when all along you have been trying to do just that.Be the boss here, it is your property.This is like a grown kid that wants to test your limits, I suggest you put an end to that nonsense as life is too short and you have too much else to do than allow your time to be wasted by stubborn tenants.Side note:Glue traps – so cruel and gross.Peppermint has worked well for me too as @Marci Stein suggests. 

You made the offer that worked for you too bad for the seller not to realise his emotions prevented him from doing business.

Assuming you are going to graduate in the next year, wait to purchase to make sure the job opportunity that presents itself will not be soured by having to leave a rushed property purchase or worse, prevent you from leaving the area.After you get your post graduation dream job, which may take longer than expected, enter into a short term lease and take that time to learn the market you will be staying in (assuming you will stay there) and wait for that deal that fits your investment criteria, your numbers, and your future plans!

It has a plastic backing that helps prevent future accidents from soaking into the carpet padding.

If it is approved by the Assembly Housing Committee on January 11, 2018, the Assembly Housing Committee will vote to grant local governments the power to prevent rent increases at the time of initial and subsequent rentals.

Go no higher than 200 to prevent creating steam.Second, make sure that all of the baseboard heat has sufficient airflow through the fins.

It could be minor or major but the "repair free" month is when the pest control guys come out for preventative maintenance, etc. 

They have to e-mail or mail the form back, which prevents tampering by the tenant.4.

Here's the rundown.I own free and clear 230k home.found great investment property ( two good and clean manufactures homes on 4.4 acres) for 150k with income potential of about 450 month - each.problem. my money is all...