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How to Keep Your Tenants Safe

American Apartment Owners Association

The signing of a rental lease agreement represents an expectation of trust between a landlord and a tenant. What can you do to give tenants that sense of safety when they move into your rental and what are your legal responsibilities to protect them from harm?

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Top 5 Mistakes New Landlords Make and How to Avoid Them

Real Property Management Evertrust

Failing to Properly Screen Tenants The Mistake: Many new landlords are so eager to fill their rental units that they skip or rush through tenant screening. Pro Tip: Create a rental application form that collects all necessary information in one go.

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Top Tips for Managing Multi-Family Rentals Efficiently

Bay Property Management Group

Still, there are a few things you can keep in mind as you deal with these changes: Lease agreements : As a landlord, make sure you clearly outline expectations and responsibilities in the agreement such as maintenance duties, utility bills, pet regulations, and explicit terms for ending a lease.

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Why and How to Evict a Tenant

American Apartment Owners Association

in a rental unit. Violating community health and safety standards: Letting a rental property get so dirty it attracts rodents or insects, which may make other tenants feel unsafe. Staying on premises after the lease has expired: When the lease is up, so is the tenants time living at your property.

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Handling Unauthorized Pet Lease Violations: A Landlord's Guide

Property Management Inc.

So, if you own a rental property, you can attract more tenants with a pet-friendly policy. Often, these pet families take good care of your home and are likely to renew their lease at the end of the initial agreement. Allowing pets in a rental unit presents risks too, but you can charge a pet deposit to cover them.

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DC Rental Laws - An Overview of Landlord Tenant Rights in Washington, DC

Nest DC

laws state housing providers must disclose any nonrefundable payment fees they charge their tenants before signing the lease agreements. These fees may include applications, pet, move-in, or any other fees the landlord may require. are required to maintain the unit in a habitable condition and make necessary repairs promptly.

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New Laws for LA Landlords

Real Property Management Choice

Driver Licence Attaining to Rental Applications According to assembly bill No.60, 60, the department of motor vehicles will issue driver licenses to individuals who do not provide a social security number on application, but provide a proof that their presence in the U.S. Terminating Lease Agreement According to senate bill No.612,