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Landlord Newsletter - Tenant Collection and Reporting

The LPA Newsletter February 28, 2012

Dear Fellow Landlord,

In this newsletter:

  • Reporting to Tenant's Credit Reports
  • Free Form
  • Ask the Attorney, Real Estate Attorney, John Reno
  • Where's the Rent? Excuses by tenants

Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information. Have a great month and an even more successful year ahead.
John Nuzzolese
John@theLPA.com

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Credit Bureau Reporting


Tenant Reporting By John Nuzzolese
Have you ever been beaten by a tenant on the rent? Most of us have and unfortunately, it is one of the costs of doing business as a landlord.
On the brighter side, remedies are available for many. If you have documented your tenancy with the proper paperwork including a rental application, lease agreement, late notices, etc., you may have a chance of collecting.

Credit bureau reporting is an option in which many modern landlords are beginning to participate.

The LPA recommends tenant and credit reporting to our members.As landlords ourselves, we do not believe tenants should get away "Scott Free" for leaving their landlord with a mess of unpaid rent, damages and other unpaid responsibilities. The prospect of reporting delinquent rent onto the tenant's credit record creates an incentive for the tenant to preserve his good credit, or to clean it up in order to some day qualify for a loan or mortgage.

A delinquent landlord debt is a serious mark against a consumer tenant's credit report for seven years and will likely:

  • limit the tenant's ability to find good rental housing in the future
  • limit their ability to qualify for a mortgage or other financing
  • require them to pay higher interest rates on any loans they do aquire
  • limit employment opportunities

    Notifying the current or former tenant that you intend to report their rental debt or payment history can be done in the following ways:

  • The LPA's Essential Forms:
    Credit Reporting Disclosure Notice , or Credit Reporting Disclosure Notice to Former Tenant
  • The LPA's National Tenant Raiting Bureau
  • The LPA's other reporting options

    For more infomation, click here


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    LPA FREE DOWNLOAD
    Eviction Ramification Notice

    FREE DOWNLOAD

    Gives the tenant reasons to avoid the eviction process Eviction Ramifications Notice
    Sometimes your tenant doesn't really grasp the consequences of a full blown eviction. This eviction letter explains the immediate and future drawbacks to the tenant caused by the process of eviction and it's aftermath.

    This is another form I hate having to use, but I love its effectiveness!



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    Ask the Attorney

    The Landlord Protection AgencyThe Landlord Protection Agency® presents 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!)

    Dear Mr. Reno:
    My wife and I own a two family house in Hillside, NJ. We live on the second floor and we rent the first floor on a month to month basis. We have not increased their rent for over a year, and intend to increase it by 10%. My city and New Jersey do not have rent control. I want to evict the tenant because they are unpleasant and argumentative.
    What eviction action can I take?
    Please advise, many thanks! - Herman

    A: First of all, just my opinion, you're evicting a tenant that's current, in this economy, I think that's a mistake. But if you insist, send a lease with the increase. If they wont sign, serve a 30 day notice.

    Dear Mr. Reno:
    I have a tenant without a written rental agreement who has moved his girlfriend in with him. I don't want her staying there whilst he's away working and I'm wondering what options I have under the law forbiddding her to be in the property when my tenant is absent. Many thanks, - Kevin, NV

    A: If you think you can tell your tenant he can't have a girlfriend, you've got a lot to learn. Sometimes you can get them on a lease violation, but it's problematic, Trust me.

    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.

    Read more from John Reno, Eviction Attorney



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    Success Quotes

    "When you need advice- do you seek someone who has proven success or do you get advice from people who have never achieved what you desire?" - Robert G. Allen

    "95% of tenant problems can be eliminated in the screening process." - The LPA

    "Tough times don't last. Tough people do." - Gregory Peck

    If you want to survive as a landlord, "You can not run your business from your heart. You have to run it from the head." - Nick Koon, Hard Nose Landlording "The LPA loves tenants... as long as they are good." - Jack Klein, LPA member

    "How much did your last tenant problem cost you?" - John Nuzzolese




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