Re: Violation Fee - Landlord Forum thread 358409

Re: Violation Fee by Garry on August 11, 2018 @12:12

Ann, you don't seem to "get it". No matter what is in your lease, a T is NOT going to pay you $500 (or even $50). If you don't like what your Ts are doing, give them proper, legal notice to move, get them out, and get new Ts. I do not know what "winterize the house" means, but that should fall on the LL to "protect" YOUR property. Yes, the disposal of pet waste and odor, and replacing smoke alarms and batteries are the responsibilities of the T. But HOW are you going to ENFORCE them. Either you have to go to court, or you will need to go to the property every month yourself, to clean up after the pets, and replace smoke detectors and batteries. If you try to "enforce" your lease violations, the T may just stop paying rent, and you will have to evict them, thru the court system----which take time and money. AGAIN-------the BEST thing to do in your case, is to give them notice of non-renewal of the lease. Once out, fix things back up again, charge their deposit for actual damages, and get new Ts again. And take out the $500 fee for a lease violation. I'm surprised a T would ever sign a lease with such a clause in it. Read up on your state's LL/T laws, and see what they say about lease violations.

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