Re: breach of contract by one party. - Landlord Forum thread 326412

Re: breach of contract by one party. by Monica (Ohio) on October 27, 2014 @22:59

NO!!! Do not put anything in writing for a reference letter. That can come back to bite you. What are you going to say. Great tenants, paid their rent, etc., They are breaking your lease unless your tenant plans to pay the rent until the end of the lease which I highly doubt.

Tell him no, he can provide your name and phone number on applications for future landlords to call you for a reference. I wouldn't write a recommendation letter for even my best tenants as they have shown in the past to screw up on their way out the door not leaving the house clean while expecting their deposit back.

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Re: breach of contract by one party. by Anonymous (NV) on October 27, 2014 @23:12	[ Reply ]

he actually will have the agency to call me, I guess I can just tell them he is braking the lease , so far they paid in time but i do not have the last 2 months rent, so that is , I guess....could say that???? I can say it is not the policy of the cia. to give reference until they move out. and we get a walk through and everything paid?????

Re: breach of contract by one party. by Monica on October 27, 2014 @23:26	[ Reply ]

"I can say it is not the policy of the cia. to give reference until they move out. and we get a walk through and everything paid?????" No, you give a verbal reference based on current and past information when a landlord calls you for a reference which will generally happen before tenants move unless you are a past landlord they gave on the application. Just explain that the lease is not up until the end of December and they will be breaking the lease if they don't pay November and Decembers rent. Just don't put anything in writing. Do not give personal information or discuss their divorce, stick to the rental facts.

Re: breach of contract by one party. by jannie (IL) on October 28, 2014 @08:57	[ Reply ]

I think Monica's reply is very clear and the best way to handle it. You're telling just the facts that you know. And, you may be worrying for nothing as I've never had anyone call me about a past tenant. But, I have called LL. Just tell them don't write them. If your tenant is planning to move in on Nov 3 he's already been approved so the reference seems strange --- he may be just trying to find out what you're going to do about the fact that he's leaving early.

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