30th July 2007

Parents Negotiating On Tenant’s Behalf

So, I just read this article and it reminded me of a situation where I had to deal with the same thing.

Ass familyThe gist of the article is that a landlord signed a lease with an adult tenant who was over 18 years-old and of sound mind. A month later, the tenant’s father decided that he did not like the space his daughter (the tenant) leased and called the landlord to “rescind the lease.” Read the rest of this entry »

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26th July 2007

Landlord-Success.com Is 1 year old today!

First BirthdaySo, one year ago today Landlord-Success.com was born and I can’t believe that it’s been a year already! It has been a great and entertaining experience for me maintaining this blog what with all the great people I’ve met and some of the whack-job tenants who grace these pages. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd July 2007

Tenants Doing Yard Maintenance

So, the last vacant rental house which I just rented to a

Tenants Doing Yard Work

girlfriend/boyfriend couple was rented with the stipulation that they take care of the yard maintenance in exchange for a break on the rent.

The other day, I had cause to go over there to replace a broken screen and the yard was completely cleared of brush and all the shrubs were trimmed. I almost fell over.

The boyfriend component of the couple works for a lawn maintenance company so I assumed that it would be a good match but I had no idea that it would be this good. Read the rest of this entry »

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