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Landlord Newsletter December 7 2010

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Dear Fellow Landlord,
The Holidays are here and have started earlier this year, and I'd like to mention that today is December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. My visit to Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona earlier in the year was an experience I'll never forget. 69 years later, The LPA is dedicating this newsletter to the survivors and families who lost loved ones in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. They are still remembered. How to Honor Pearl Harbor Day

In this issue:

Article: Collecting Money Owed by a Tenant by Real Estate Attorney William Bronchick
Ask the Attorney, Real Estate Attorney, John Reno
New Feature on the LPA Landlord Q&A Forum!
LPA Holiday Membership Free Bonus!
Free Form Download: Pre-Screening Prospect Card
"Tenant 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

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Collecting Money Owed by a Tenant

by Attorney William Bronchick, Legalwiz.com

Did you ever have to evict a tenant for non-payment of rent, then get stiffed for the bill? You may be able to collect what is owed to you, even years later.

First, you need a court-ordered money judgment. If you filed for an eviction in court, you received a judgment and order of possession. The actual name of this court order may change slightly from state to state, but it's the same thing - a document signed by a judge that permits a local sheriff or constable to forcibly remove the tenants from the property.

In most states you can also get a money judgment against the tenant, but this requires one of two things: 1) the tenant must have been personally served...

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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.

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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:
I have given my tenant a 3,30,60 notice. What is my next step. it will be 30 days since rent was paid. Do I have to wait for 60 days to file a unlawful detainer? Hugo Riveras, California

A: Once the rent is past due, you don't need to wait further. As far as I know, that goes for Cal. as well.

Dear Mr. Reno:
We are the owners to our property and just moved in 2 months ago. Going thru the files we found some tenants who have pets and have not paid a pet deposit. We have one tenant who never paid his security deposit. Can we have them pay even if its been 6 months or more since? The previous managers never followed up.
Thanks, Diane, Alaska

A: If it's in the lease, it is enforceable, but there's a catch. In some jurisdictions, the eviction court only has jurisdiction over rent. So in those places (like in my area) you can only evict if the lease categorizes these things as "added rent". Either way; you can sue for a judgment; the only question is can you evict.

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This handy prospect card will help you ask the right pre-screening questions before deciding whether to set an appointment with the prospective tenant.
Be sure to check out The LPA's Pre-screening Tenant Prospect Card html code to insert into online ads like Craigslist or The LPA's Rentals Available.

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Tenant Rent Excuses

"We have our new car payment to make and we were out of groceries so we spent our check on that, we will pay you when we can but it is really our( grown) son's fault he won't contribute to the household bills or buy groceries for his stepkids..." none of whom are on lease. - Natalie Sterling

"Well we was going to have all the rent money but the cops pulled him over an the money's on him, so ... week later oh it was all I had to make bond with." - Shirley, Missouri

"Could you please file a Landlord/Tenant Complaint so I can get financial assistance to pay you the rent?" - I did, and they got the financial aid but didn’t give it to me! Her request ended with her eviction -of course! Melissa, PA

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Electronic Rent Collection

LPA members have been asking me for a while now about how to set up automated rent payments with their tenants. I'd like to bring your attention to ClearNow, the leader in electronic rent collection. ClearNow enables you to have your rent automatically withdrawn from your tenant's bank accounts and directly deposited into your bank account.

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