golf - Landlord Forum thread

golf by Elvis (Ohio) on March 19, 2012 @16:11

Tenant just asked permission to install a mini-golf course in the yard.
It sounded strange, but I told him it would be OK.

Then I thought about it. Should I have made an addendum or something in writing about this?
What might be the downside to this?
Did I mess up?

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Re: golf by OK-LL on March 19, 2012 @16:23	[ Reply ]

Installation will likely require re-creating the lay of the land -- making hills and valleys so the course is challenging. What will happen to your yard and the installation when the tenant leaves? Who will bear the cost of removal and restoration? Yes, you should consider these questions and many more, and you should have a written addendum to your lease memorializing the complete agreement.

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Re: golf by Anonymous on March 19, 2012 @16:51	[ Reply ]

Here is my suggestion Call him NOW & tell him that your real estate attorney says (check with your attorney please) you have to make a formal addendum to his lease about this, and it has to be signed by both parties before he can put in the mini golf course. Before you draft the addendum, you need him to write a physical description of every little detail about this to be included in the addendum...size, components, materials, etc etc AND be sure that there is something in the addendum about your place being put back to the way it was before the mini course went in... and take lots of photos. Be sure this is for his own personal use. NO work on this mini-course gets started until you have this info and paperwork in place and signed by both parties. You may want to take some time and have your attorney look it over too, just in case.

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Re: golf by Anonymous on March 19, 2012 @17:03	[ Reply ]

Won't they have to dig a bunch of holes, make "sand pits", embedding containers for the "hazard" features, lay down paths, etc. If it's like a traditional mini-gold course that one would visit, it's gonna require quite a bit of tear up of the ground in order to install all the components. You really need to see the plans and how formal or extensive he's thinking of building.

Re: golf by Betty L. on March 19, 2012 @17:07	[ Reply ]

Be sure to check if you need a permit and that the mini course is allowed in your area. Such a course might not be permitted by your local government.

Re: golf by MrDan (Georgia) on March 19, 2012 @17:26	[ Reply ]

Who is going to remove this mini golf course when the tenant moves? And who is going to pay for it's removal? You should have had the tenant put the request in writing explaining the entire request, and then took some time to check it out, to see if it requires a permit to build? Can it be installed without violating the local ordinances? Will it affect your neighbors drainage, will it have lights, noise, moving parts, water hazards? You did not do your home work on this!

Re: golf by Elvis (Ohio) on March 19, 2012 @21:16	[ Reply ]

Thank you for your responses. I am preparing an addendum and will require the tenant to specify exactly what he is doing and will provide a plan in writing and also take full responsibility for restoring the land to how it was. Do you think I should ask for more security money too?

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Re: golf by JD-NY on March 20, 2012 @20:35	[ Reply ]

What does this mini golf course entail? I have a hard time believing that the tenant plans to redo the landscape add hills and obstacles. I have a feeling that the "mini golf course will be a couple of books piled up with a plastic cup laying on it's side. I have a hard time believing the tenant will put all this effort into altering landscaping for his own amusement But if this "course" is what other's are describing it should definitely be a no go! You need to get more details.