The LPA Newsletter
June 2010
Dear Fellow Landlord,
As a residential landlord, you may be occasionally faced with the question of allowing your tenant to have a pet. Many of us screen out applicants with pets, but what about when your existing tenant asks you to allow a new pet? Do you just say no? Or is there another way to handle it?
In this issue:
- Article: "So your tenant wants a Pet?" - How do you handle a tenant who requests a pet?
- Ask the Attorney,Real Estate Attorney, John Reno
- NEW ESSENTIAL FORM DOWNLOAD: Pet Request Application
- Things Tenants Say... (Which may not be the truth!)
- Wealth Secrets & Quotes
Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information.
John Nuzzolese
John@theLPA.com
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So Your Tenant Wants a Pet?
How do you handle tenants who request a pet?
Besides not paying rent, some of the most common lease violations are unauthorized pets. Often, when tenants are denied permission to have a pet, they either already have the pet or will bring in a pet anyway.
The LPA™ Pet Request & Application is made for existing tenants as well as prospective tenants who desire to have a pet in the rental. The use of this form gives the landlord the opportunity to have better control over the situation by offering the tenant terms in which may be acceptable to the owner or management in order to accept the requested pet.
This form combines key elements of the LPA Pet Agreement into a "Pet Rental Application" which unlike a pet agreement, does not authorize or accept the proposed pet. It not only collects the required information about the pet, but it also outlines to the existing tenant or prospective tenant what will be required in terms of money deposits, fees, licensing, insurance, rules, etc. in order to be allowed to have the proposed pet...
"What I like about the Pet Request & Application is that you don’t have to give an immediate Yes or No answer to an existing tenant who asks for a pet. The form itself and its requirements can discourage the tenant from getting the pet because the tenant may not be in a position to handle the additional financial burden of the rules, pet deposits and fees." - John @ The LPA
Click to read more about the new Pet Rental Application
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To approve or to not approve. That is your choice.
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Ask the Attorney
 The Landlord Protection Agency® is proud to introduce John Reno, Esq., a highly experienced Landlord - Tenant attorney based on Long Island, NY.
If you have a landlord tenant problem you'd like to ask a question about, please feel free to e-mail me your question.
Submit a landlord / tenant question for Mr. Reno
Please try to keep your questions as short and to the point as possible.
Dear Mr. Reno:
Hi. I had a tenant with housing program. They left in February 2010, but the city hasn’t pay off their rent. Is it possible for us to collect the rent from the city? Our BLDG is in NY. Thank you.
Ashley
A: Yes you can. You should get on that. They usually pay up until the tenant leaves.
Dear Mr. Reno:
Hello! my question is: my tenant broke a yr lease by moving out after 2 months with no notice, is their security deposit forfeited or do i have to send them an accounting in 21 days?
thank you
susan ross
A: This is complicated. Yes you should. Unless your lease specifically allows you to apply the security to unpaid rent, then you'll have to offset the security by repairs. By the way, you can sue for lost rent. A bargaining chip?
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Read more from John Reno, Eviction Attorney
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Things tenants say
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Wealth Secrets and Quotes
"If the window of opportunity does not open by itself, YOU must open it." - John Nuzzolese
"Act The Way You Want To Be And Soon You'll Be The Way You Act" - Les Brown
"Being committed to your ultimate purpose is the key that starts the engine." - Robert G. Allen
"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." - Christopher Reeve
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Heads Up! E-Mail Notices and Reminders Collection
FREE New Feature for LPA Members!
 With more and more landlords taking advantage of free and low cost advertising such as Craigslist and other online options, many tenants and landlords establish their relationship online and continue to communicate by e-mail.
Banks do it, utility companies and management companies do it, and you can too!
You don't need a complicated program to be able to send your tenants a simple e-mail reminder notice. You can simply copy and paste these Heads Up! E-Mail Notices and Reminders into your e-mails and send them as needed.
You can easily customize the existing notices for your tenants and even create new ones for other situations.
The fact is, e-mail reminder notices are effective. In today's society it is often easier and faster to reach someone by e-mail than by phone or postal mail. The simple reminder of a payment coming due or other obligation can sometimes make all the difference.
Please keep in mind that The LPA does not suggest these email notices as a replacement for printed official forms and notices. Official notices should be served to the tenant legally as described in your lease agreement, usually by certified mail and/or personal service. The e-mail reminders are merely a "Heads Up!" Friendly E-mail Reminder to let the tenant know of an upcoming event such as:
- #1 Heads Up Pre-Rent Due Date Reminder
- #2 Heads Up Rent Due Reminder
- #3 Heads Up Early Discount Reminder
- #4 Heads Up Rent Past Due Reminder
- #5 Heads Up Renewal Reminder ...
click for the complete article...
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Electronic Rent Collection
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