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The LPA Newsletter
March 15, 2011

Dear Fellow Landlord,

In this issue:

In the Right Place at the Right Time
Ask the Attorney, Real Estate Attorney, John Reno
Funny Landlord Story
Where's the Rent? Excuses.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information.
John Nuzzolese
John@theLPA.com

*********************************************** In the Right Place at the Right Time
By Drew DeMasters

Author of Landlord Marketing Secrets Real Estate Author Drew DeMasters

Are you in the right place at the right time? To show prospects your apartments? To respond to maintenance needs? To motivate tenants to renew their lease or upgrade to a newer, nicer unit?

Much of what we do in life and in business depends on where and when. Looking for a job. Asking for a date. Buying a car. Think about it. Retailers ramp up for Black Friday and online sites for Cyber Monday. Accountants prep for tax season. What are you doing?

As landlords and property managers, we have our own busy season. U.S. Census data show that about 18% of US households move in a given year and half of them do so between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Example: Los Angeles County has 3.1 million households. So, over 280,000 households move each year during just the 90 days between those two holidays. That's 3,000 households moving every single day, just in LA County!

Landlords and real estate agents alike know they must show properties at night and on weekends because that's when people are out looking after work. We have to be in the right place at the right time to show apartments, handle maintenance emergencies and resolve that occasional parking dispute. But take it a step further....

Click to read the full article

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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.

John Reno also does Mortgage Loan Modifications (Nationwide).
(Mention The LPA for a 10% discount!)

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 have had tenants in my house for a little over 2 months. They have been late on rent since the first month. I had a 3 day notice served. I'm of course hoping they pay and I realize that if they don't I can file with the court for an eviction (not sure if I file 30 or 60 day.) My question is if they pay can I still file for an eviction based on the insane amount of damage that they have done in the short amount of time. They have broken at least 5 of the clauses in the lease. At this point I just want them out any help would be appreciated. Thank you,
Alexis Hancock-NY

A: If they pay, you can't do a non-payment - sorry.

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Funny Landlord Story
The Lock Out

I was enjoying an afternoon on the boat. All the cares of the world were being kept away by the wind and the waves, and the grog. Then my cell phone went off; I hate that thing. The ring jolted me back into reality. I looked at the number it was my office. I let it go to voice mail, after five minutes I checked the message. A tenant had locked himself out of his apartment. There was no way to contact him and I was a few hours away from being able to let him in. I forgot about it, but on the way home my future ex-wife reminded me, so I decided to go check, and see if this tenant had been able to get in. I grabbed the keys from the office and went to the property. When I entered the building I saw the tenant, sitting in the hallway, leaning against a wall, with his head down in his hands, looking forlorn. This was one of my very own unique tenants. He had co-founded a dating service with his brother ten years before that was extremely successful, this tenant couldn't deal with the pressure and gave up his share to his brother after a nervous breakdown and moved into a room. The brother took care of the rent and couldn't understand why his brother chose to live like he did. I couldn't either. The tenant brightened up when he saw me and stood up. "Thank goodness you're here... I've been waiting for like three hours... I locked myself out when I went to the store for some beer... I'm really sorry to bother you especially on a Sunday... I was getting nervous that you wouldn't come... I don't know what I would do if I can't get in to my room... I was getting scared." His explanation continued until we reached his room. I just nodded. I put the key into the lock and opened the door. Inside his room were two men watching TV. They turned toward the door and one of the men said, "Dude, where have you been? I'm thirsty!"

Story provided by Massachusetts Rental Housing Association (MRHA)

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Now you can rate the feedback to the questions posted by yourself and others! Your rating will show readers which answers were most helpful to you.

BTW: Can anyone answer this Q&A Forum question?
Tenant wants to break lease, am I allowed to....
LL evicted me and rented to somebody else By Tommy (CA) on March 14, 2011

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"Where's the RENT!?" Excuses

"I saw today on my account that you cashed my half of the rent. Can you please wait till Thursday (3-10-2011) to cash my boyfriend's half. He had to put first and last down on his new apartment and is a little strapped for cash." - Brian Lucier

"Do you have any idea what a pair of new skis cost?" - Dave G., NY

"I am out of town and can't get to a bank. My dog had a heart attack and I have to stay with him here while he has surgery. I will be gone for 8 to 10 days and will try to get you the rent when I get back." This rent was 3 weeks late. I thought that she was original if nothing else. - April Robinson

"I can't pay that much rent anymore because I just bought a brand new car. I'll just pay what I can" You signed your rental lease, so if you don't pay the rent you'll be sleeping in your new car. - Ken, Tucson, AZ

"I can't pay you because I'm going to have a baby next week" Hmm...I've had two babies in the past and happen to think they shouldn't come into the world homeless. - Marie in N.Y.

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