1. Tips for Fixing Consistent Late Rent Payment

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 18 Dec 2010, 11:49 am | Category: Rent Collection

    I am sure you are saying to yourself that owing rental properties would be a piece of cake if it wasn’t for the tenants!  They make the job of being a landlord a challenge.  When you have good tenants, it seems easy, when you have bad ones, you hate your properties and question why you [...]

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  2. Evicting a Family Member

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 09 Dec 2010, 11:01 pm | Category: Eviction, Eviction Law

    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 [...]

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  3. What is an Eviction Notice?

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 04 Apr 2010, 9:21 pm | Category: Misc Evictions

    An eviction notice has different meaning depending upon where you live.  In some states, this is the same as an eviction complaint.  Often, though this is a non-binding early warning of lease violations or putting the tenant on “notice” that they are doing something that violates the lease.  This would include, but is not limited [...]

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  4. Notice to Quit

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 23 Feb 2010, 4:44 pm | Category: Eviction Law

    A 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 [...]

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