I received this email today from a very frustrated landlord: We had a tenant who walked on her lease. She wanted to end her lease early, we told her that we could not do that. She then said the apartment was making her ill and gave us notice on 12/20 to move out on 1/20. [...]
0 CommentsEarlier I wrote a long post about evicting a tenant in California. I wanted to take a some time and expand on the 3 day notice to quit portion of that process. Unlike Minnesota, where there is no requirement to notify a tenant, in California, you must present a tenant with an initial demand letter. [...]
0 CommentsLike root canals and tax returns, eviction proceedings are unpleasant but unfortunately sometimes required by California landlords. Some landlords, unfortunately, forget that, landlording is indeed a business. Sufficient and consistent cash flow is what all business need to stay in business. One piece of that cash flow is getting the payments from your customers in [...]
0 CommentsI rarely do evictions in Dakota county. I have maybe done 2-3 in the last 12 months. Not because they are difficult or anything, but neither I, nor my property management customers have many rentals there. Dakota county is interesting because of the large geographic size and large cities in Dakota county, they have 3 [...]
0 CommentsThis is a frequent question that I get asked. Some landlords have been told that it takes months. I am not sure where they get that information. I have heard, second hand, that in other states it can take months. In Minnesota, it takes a couple weeks. I believe it takes more time for most [...]
0 CommentsIn this real estate market with all the foreclosures and short sales happening, I get asked often how long you can continue to live in your home before the bank is going to evict you. While each state is different in regards to the foreclosure process and the sherriff sale as well as each jurisdiction [...]
0 CommentsIt is that time of the month. You total up which tenants have paid you in full and then send out the eviction letters to the ones that have not. Depending upon the state, a tenant eviction letter, can be a formal or informal piece of paper. Some states require it as part of process [...]
0 CommentsThis has to be one of the most difficult evictions to do. It can be poisoned with love that you have for the person, but hate or frustration with the actions. There is no perfect answer, no quick fix to this situation. Here are some things to think about and be prepared for prior to [...]
0 CommentsThis is always a problem area. Many people will make verbal rental agreements all in good faith that both sides of the deal will live up to their end of the agreement. Often, it seems that the tenant doesn’t live up to their part. I am not sure if these tenants are dishonest, dumb, or [...]
0 CommentsFrequent fliers is an appropriate albeit unfortunate nickname that we call tenants that we have to file evictions on frequently. In fact, I just had another tenant eviction with a particular tenant that leases a nice 3 bedroom home in Minneapolis. They pay $1200 per month. We have filed 6 evictions in 8 months on [...]
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