Landlord Newsletter Feb 2, 2011 | Rental Application

Important background information on tenants including:

maiden names, alias', Date of birth, social security numbers, driver license numbers, previous addresses, previous landlords and their phone #s, previous rent amounts, pets, smoking, vehicles and license plate #s, intended residents, military status criminal history income and financial references employment income bank accounts credit perjury and fraud warning

(Always take a copy of the the tenant's drivers license or other legal form of I.D. so you can verify the person you are screening is really the person whose references you are checking.)

Remember: "95% of tenant problems can be eliminated in the screening process!"

I'm sure you'll be pleased with the LPA Rental Application and the results it will help you achieve. - John Nuzzolese

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FREE DOWNLOAD Increase Rent and Renew the Lease Notice to Renew Lease or Vacate Notice to Renew Lease or Vacate is a combination form which can be used as a lease renewal form or a tenant's notice to vacate. The form provides for a rent increase, as well as the preservation and extention of all the terms and conditions in the lease. The landlord should send this form to the tenant at least one or two months before lease expiration to give the tenant an opportunity to consider any rent increase and to respond with enough notice time to vacate or renew tenancy according to lease requirements.

"Sorry, but I didn’t know how to contact you.."
She has been renting from us for over 10 months and every piece of correspondence, including the contract and all receipts for rent paid provide five specific ways to contact us. Some people are just not quick thinkers when it comes to spontaneous lying. - Tom, Rockwall, TX

"You can't get blood from a stone."
He proceeds to slam the door in my face and calls the police to tell them I was harassing him. The police came and told me to leave him alone and have no contact with him. I filed an eviction notice and it took two more months to get rid of him and I lost three months rent. - Marti, Kerhonkson, NY

"I already paid your wife."
No they didn't. When I asked her to describe my wife she couldn't. Of course she didn't have a receipt either. Then I informed her that I don't even have a wife! - Don S., Tampa, FL

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 lived in the same house for 30 years. I moved in with my grandparents when I was 12. My grandfather passed away 18 years ago. My grandmother decided to divide the land in half for me and my mother. 7 years ago my mothers new husband convinced my grandmother to switch the land and give them my half so they could borrow more money.They promised her "my" house would still be mine. They also promised me it was still mine and I would never have to pay rent. Grandma passed away in June. On Dec. 10th they told me if I wanted to stay in "my" house I would have to pay rent or get out which I refused. On Jan. 17 they gave me a 3 day vacate notice. I have paid all utilities for 18 years and half the property taxes for 7, plus over $20,000.00 in improvements to "my" house, kept up the mowing of their 7.5 acres and maintained the driveway all at my expense. Any recourse? G. in Texas

A: Yes. It's called a "constructive trust." That's when you own property but its not in your name. You need a Texas real estate lawyer ASAP.

Not only is Danielle Babb one of our county's most knowledgeable real estate analysts, she also shares excellent landlord information and advice in her book, "The Accidental Landlord". Plus she's a super nice person! - John Nuzzolese

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