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John Nuzzolese
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The Landlord Protection Agency® is proud to introduce John Reno, Esq., a highly experienced Landlord - Tenant attorney based on Long Island, NY.

We find that Landlords who contact us have often waited too long to commence an eviction, usually in an understandable effort to resolve problems amicably. Landlords need attorneys who will not compound the problem with unnecessary delays or expenses. For this reason, our main priority is immediate action. In most cases, we commence an eviction within 3 days of being hired and have our client's cases in Court within 7 to 10 days of being hired.

If you have a landlord tenant problem you'd like to ask a question about, please feel free to e-mail me your question.

Dear Mr. Reno:
Last August my Tenants asked for a renewed lease, my husband gave them a signed lease but they never signed the lease and gave it back to us.  The tenants needed the lease for school purposes.  Is the lease still in good standing till it expires in August or invalid because we never got it back from them and I didn't know that my husband never got them to sign it.  My tenants have been paying the rent late  since October and didn't pay November and October until I gave them a 3 day notice to pay or quit, I would like to ask them to move on.  Thank you. - Sarda Desmond, California

A:
You are technically correct, but still in trouble.  Yes, you should have gotten a fully signed lease from then.  The problem is if you give them a notice to vacate, they're gonna show up in Court with that lease.  It may not be signed now, but it will be then, and there's a strong likelihood it will be honored.

Dear Mr. Reno:
My question, I had a judgment a former tenant was to pay several months of owed rent, he later filed bankruptcy.  Is there any hope I could ever collect legally? Thank you, Debra, Georgia

A:
Yes, but it's about the same hope Ralph Nader has of being president.  Step One: call Bankruptcy Court and ask if your Judgment was "Discharged."  If it was, your dead.  If not discharged, call me back.

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What do I do when...

I have to Raise the Rent?

Have you noticed when you go to the supermarket that the prices seem to be going up? How about on your real estate tax bill? Delaying a rent increase can be very expensive.

The subject of raising the rent is one of the most procrastinated tasks facing landlords. The reason is simple:

There comes a time for every landlord when the rent has to be raised. It is not a pleasant subject from the tenant’s point of view, but it must not be overlooked. You must not procrastinate it because every day it is put off, it is money out of your pocket. Food out of your children’s mouths. Think about it at the supermarket checkout line. Every increase you don’t enforce really adds up.

You should have regular rent increases, even if only by small amounts. The tenant that is used to the same rent for a long period of time usually gets offended when the rent finally must increase, so it is better to make smaller gradual annual rent increases.

You can address the subject of raising the rent with the tenant in a conventional or LPA Lease agreement. By having a plan for scheduled rent increases, you'll get the equivalent of a raise in salary very year.

Let’s say you have only three house rentals that you don’t increase until you re-rent...

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