Landlord Newsletter Mid-December 2007

Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay Safe.
John Nuzzolese
John@theLPA.com

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:
I have tenants that never pick up their certified mail. Can I implement a fee of lets say $5 or $10 for unclaimed certified mail? I would like to get paid for the hassle of continuing to have to pay for certified mailings (as required in my leases), just to have to be bothered 20 days later to drive back to the post office to pick up the unclaimed items. I am normally not home during the day due to a full time job, so I normally do not get the deliveries returned and have to drive back to my local post office to retrieve them. I would like it to read as such:

A:
Although I've never heard of it, I don't see any reason why you can't put a charge like this in your lease, if this is a problem for you. (By the way, now I've seen EVERYTHING!)

Dear Mr. Reno:
My Tenant has a guest in an apartment in my house that he rents and he will not leave. He claims he paid the rent and has his rights. I never received any money from him. He moved in while I was away( I live on the property) and has a dog who is destroying the paint and windows, and barks and growls at every passerby. I live in New Hampshire. He says he won't leave. My tenants have a clause in their lease that they may not sublet or rent to a roommate without my permission.
Can I ask the police to get him out. ? I gave him and my tenant a letter telling them that he had to go in 7 days, and he began yelling at me . What next?
Sheila, Temple, NH

A:
The police wont help you. He's a guest of the tenant. You'll have to evict the tenant. You say its against the lease. Most leases give you the right to terminate the lease if there's a default. READ YOUR LEASE, and act accordingly, but against the tenant- not the guest.

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Truth & Lies

You will Never Hear your Tenant Say ...

The Tenant's Notice of Intention to Vacate re-affirms the tenant's agreement to give the proper amount of notice time to the landlord along with full cooperation for showing the property for re-rental or sale. It includes a place for the tenant to give his forwarding address in order to receive any security refund.

It is an excellent way to help reinforce proper move-out procedure. We always staple a copy of this notice to the back of the tenant's lease to be used when the time comes for the tenant to give notice to vacate.

The Tenant's Notice of Intention to Vacate

"I got a $500.00 dollar ticket for no tags or insurance, but I'll pay you as soon as my disability is approved. I wrote my Congressman so it'll be soon." They reached the end of their lease and I gave a non-renewal of lease. They are happily gone. - Charles G.,Elkins, AR

"Sorry we didn’t pay rent. I misjudged my wife’s payday and over spent so I will get you paid sometime soon." - Julie Michigan "My husband was in the hospital so I don’t have your rent." This didn’t stop them from getting another car., not to mention that she works 2 jobs and the husband stays home anyhow. - Julie Michigan

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." - George Herman "Babe" Ruth

"If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self." - Napoleon Hill

"Tenants show their true colors in pressure situations." - John Nuzzolese

"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears." - Les Brown

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

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