Hopefully as a landlord you will never need to get in the middle of a domestic abuse situation. Even as a third party, they can be frightening and difficult to solve. There are several important points that Minnesota landlords should know when dealing with this situation: A victim of domestic abuse who fears there is [...]
0 CommentsSo I get this question often on how a tenant can actually take back the property despite an unlawful detainer in Minnesota. Here are some notes that I found on MN Judicial website: The tenant may, at any time before possession has been delivered (means the end of the day judgment is stayed to, not [...]
0 CommentsI had my first eviction in Anoka county this last week. Strange that it was actually for a property in Columbia Heights, not somewhere far north! There is a small sliver of Anoka county that comes down that far into the Minneapolis/Hennepin county area. After driving forever up to the Anoka County courthouse in downtown [...]
1 CommentMost often when you go to eviction court as either a tenant or landlord, you will probably settle your case and move on. This is what everyone prefers. Either the tenant agrees to pay, agrees to fix the lease violation, or moves out. Pretty simple at the end of the day. If the two sides [...]
0 CommentsOwing a rental property can be both rewarding and frustrating. I often joke with my investor friends that managing the property is easy, managing the tenants is hard. Some times that wonderful tenant that you got the clean background screening on turns out to be terrible. It is almost like the put forward the face [...]
0 CommentsMy father in-law has a great expression that goes something like, “you need to take life by the smooth handle whenever you can”. I guess it means that do it the easy way when ever possible since often you don’t get the luxury of doing something easy. Today, I would say that my customer took [...]
0 CommentsAre you preparing for your first eviction? Maybe that “always late” tenant finally stopped paying and won’t return your calls. Alternatively, maybe your tenant is violating the lease despite sending them some eviction letters to try and get them to clean up their behavior. Don’t stress out, all landlords go through this. All of us [...]
0 CommentsEvery landlord will eventually have to do an eviction. This can be a frustrating and expensive process. I am surprised, though, how many will try to cut corners to save a couple dollars when doing the eviction. Instead of using an evictions attorney or going down to the courthouse, they will try to find free [...]
0 CommentsWhen you have a tenant that is not paying you rent or is breaking a part of the lease, as a landlord, all you can think about is “how fast can I get this tenant out of my property”. I have had several questions lately around if this situation allows me to ask for an [...]
0 CommentsMany years ago when I started as a landlord, I was amazed to find that most knowledge around owning investment properties is learned. Very few books really exist on the topic or when they do, they really don’t give you the entire picture of how to manage tenants and the property. Plus, the information out [...]
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