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Mailing A Lease
by John
on June 25, 2012 @16:18
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I have tennents that are renewing their lease. I want to sent them a lease and enclose a paid postage envelope to send it back. Is there anything wrong with this?
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Re: Mailing A Lease
by Shelly (NM)
on June 25, 2012 @16:24
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Give them a deadline to mail it back and tell them to make a copy for themselves and send back the original.
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Re: Mailing A Lease
by Jake
on June 25, 2012 @16:39
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Most tenants will not start to look around for another place until the lease arrives in the mail. Then they will string you out as long as you will tolerate it by hanging on to the unsigned lease while shopping for somewhere else. A tenant with an unsigned lease has the leverage. Is there a reason why the tenants can not come to you and sign in your presence? If so, advise your tenant that they can avoid a rent increase if you receive the signed lease by X date.
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Re: Mailing A Lease
by Anonymous
on June 25, 2012 @19:07
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They need a deadline and incentive to sign and return it to you.
The incentive is often negative reinforcement, because people will modify their behavior to avoid consequences they don't want.
What Jake said, too...advise your tenant that they can avoid a rent increase if you receive the signed lease by X date. Put it in writing and keep a copy of it.
Really, though, try to get this done in person.
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Re: Mailing A Lease--WARNING too
by Anonymous
on June 25, 2012 @19:09
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Forgot to mention--
DO NOT SIGN IT until you have their paperwork with their signatures in your hand. You can make a copy of all the paperwork with both your signatures on it and mail it to them later.
If you send them a signed-by-you-already copy, they are free to make changes using a slick word program and you'll be none the wiser unless you read things line by line and compare it to the original lease.
Yeah, I'm not very trusting and tenants can be very very creative!
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Re: Mailing A Lease
by Hikaru
on June 26, 2012 @08:20
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Agreed - DO NOT sign it.
But why aren't you just doing a Lease Renewal?
Are there many changes you need to make?
And if there are many changes, I'd do it in person.
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Re: Mailing A Lease
by Anna Mouse
on June 26, 2012 @10:32
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First and most important do not sign the thing!
I know that mailing the lease sounds so much easier. However after doing so I realized that I had to then sit for 3 months and wait to see what the bozo was going to do. Even though I put a deadline on the signing and return the tenant decided to refuse communication.
In retrospect what I should of done is meet them at a pub around the corner presented the new lease. Told them of any changes and have them sign, or not.
My vote is mailing it is a very bad idea.
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