This 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 CommentsI was in court today for an eviction. Needless to say, it was an ugly one. The tenant was very nice and in fact, I had met him 9 months prior when we evicted his roommate. Unfortunately, the landlord had backed everyone into a corner by making several overlapping verbal agreements. At court, we had [...]
2 CommentsI could probably write a novel on this topic! No, I am not going to write about the hundreds of experiences I have had. This is not World’s Worst Tenants! Bad tenants are difficult, but not impossible to avoid. Getting one will make you question why you ever got into the investment property business. They [...]
0 CommentsIn the State of Minnesota, if a tenant leaves anything of value behind when the vacate the property, as a landlord, you were legally required to protect and store that property for 60 days. This applies to both regular move outs and when you have to evict a tenant. While you could charge a storage [...]
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