This 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 CommentsMost 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 CommentsI happen to be down at court filing some eviction paperwork and the ladies behind the desk (they know me well since I am in there all the time-and I chat with them), told me that they had just processed a motion to “quash” a writ. I asked them how a motion to “squash” a [...]
3 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
2 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 CommentsThis letter is a requirement in some states and not in others. If it is required, the exact language of an eviction letter will vary from state to state. Consult with your local courthouse for the legal language that should be in here. This is simply an explanation and loose example. No legal advice is [...]
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