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The LPA Newsletter
May 24, 2011


In this issue:

  • How to Read a Credit Report
  • Ask the Attorney, Real Estate Attorney, John Reno
  • Success Quotes and Wealth Secrets

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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How to Read and Understand a Credit Report


How good are you at reading credit reports? I've been reading credit reports for almost 3 decades on prospective tenants, so it never occurred to me that this would be a stumbling block for many of our new credit report customers. If it is new to you, it can be confusing, but don't worry.
It is very easy!

We've disected a TransUnion credit report to show you one section at a time the components and what they mean.

  • Section 1: The first section of a TransUnion Credit Report, is "Applicant Information".
    This should be checked against the applicant information on your rental application.

    Quick Check Credit Reports Report Section1




  • Section 2: The "Credit Summary" is a brief summarization of the credit report account (tradeline) statistics.

    Quick Check Credit Reports Section2




    click here for How to read a sample Trans Union credit report ...



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    Ask the Attorney

    The Landlord Protection AgencyThe Landlord Protection Agency® is proud to introduce 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!)

    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:
    We have a unit with three tenants on the lease( husband,wife,cousin). The wife has just approached us to remove the husband from the lease because he no longer lives in the unit. We run FOIA requests with the Village periodically and noticed that their unit had a domestic call that resulted in the husband being removed and he also threatened the cousin. The wife and cousin are still living in the unit and paying rent on time. We called the husband to ask about his status and he says he’s still paying utilities but wife is paying rent. The wife says they have agreed to a divorce but husband says he doesn’t know what she wants. We’re going to issue a new lease with just the wife and cousin and also ask the wife to sign a letter stating that she has requested the husband be removed. Wife also says that she has a restraining order against the husband.
    1. Can we ask for a copy of the restraining order?
    2. Does the wife need to have the utilities in her name?
    3. If the divorce proceeds can we ask for a copy?

    We live in Cook County, IL and want to have everything covered in case of eviction. Thank you for your time,
    Edward & Nanette Yong, IL

    A:
    1. Yes
    2. Yes
    3.Yes

    Read more from John Reno, Eviction Attorney



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    Success Quotes and Wealth Secrets

    eleanor roosevelt quotes Yogi Berra quotes Thomas Edison quotes Benjamin Franklin success quotes



    "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over." - Benjamin Franklin

    "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin

    "Drive thy business or it will drive thee." - Benjamin Franklin

    "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." - Henry Ford

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

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