As I have mentioned in my other posts, my main customer typically gives me evictions around the 16th of the month as they wait until the 6th to send out 10 day notice to quit letters. If they don’t hear from the tenant by this date, then they file the paperwork. I received a message [...]
0 CommentsI had 2 evictions to do in Hennepin County this month. I was acting as an agent for the property management company using a Power of Attorney In Fact that has been signed and notarized by one of the owners of the management company. I simply make copies of that for each eviction that I [...]
0 CommentsA Notice to Quit would be required in a “tenancy-at-will” situation, which means there is no fixed ending date, or the lease has expired and is now month-to month. Minn. Stat. 504B.001 defines tenancy at will: “Tenancy at will means a tenancy in which the tenant holds possession by permission of the landlord but without [...]
3 CommentsThere are many urban legends, rumors, and old wives’ tales surrounding owning investment real estate and evictions. Did you hear the one about the landlord not checking on his house for 3 years; when he finally went over there, the tenants had flooded the basement to grow fish to sell at the fish market? Many [...]
0 CommentsOne of the most popular investment property topics is probably eviction of tenants. I wrote a long explanation about Minnesota tenant evictions in October 2007 and I thought I would add a few additional comments. Once the eviction process has started, do not accept any partial payment from the tenant. Doing so can stop the [...]
0 CommentsIf you are a landlord long enough or own enough rental properties, you will eventually need to evicting a tenant. It can seem like a traumatic and complicated event, but if you follow some simple tips, it is actually quite simple. The rights and duties of landlords and tenants in each state are spelled out [...]
91 CommentsIt is important to use eviction attorneys that you trust and feel comfortable with. Our Attorneys, Matt Engel with Aase, Engel, & Kirscher has recently reduced their fees on the most typical items that landlords will encounter owning investment properties. Eviction Action / Unlawful Detainer $195 eviction attorney fee Review lease Prepare Eviction Action Complaint [...]
1 CommentDisclaimer before we begin: I am not an eviction attorney, never have been, never want to be. The below information is simply my ideas and interpretation of the Minnesota statues. As always, you should seek legal counsel for further help. This is a little understood part of the landlord/tenant law. What happens when your tenant [...]
2 CommentsI love this old quote: Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -Albert Einstein. I have been burned at least twice by this little trick that tenants play: Tenant short pays you on the 2nd to last month of the lease or does not pay you on the last [...]
0 CommentsI recently received an email: Hi Scott, I am looking for a resource for a problem with a current tenant, and I’m hoping you can help. The lease ran out 5/31 and they asked to sign a month-month lease, which has not been returned. They are still in the property and have not paid the [...]
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