It is sometimes essential to make quick judgments about what we see in front of us. For example, a lone woman might never have met the stocky male entering the passageway behind her, but instinct tells her he could spell trouble. As a landlord, you may get a quick...
If you are a New York landlord, there will come a time when you wish to raise the rent. Maybe it’s because you realize you set it too low initially and are struggling to pay your loan and bills. Perhaps due to inflation, the return you make no longer provides you with...
Deposits are one of the most common reasons for landlord-tenant disputes. There is a considerable amount of money at stake, especially with New York prices, so it is understandable that neither side want to lose out. New York law makes clear when landlords can and...
When you set up your rental property’s contract, you decided that you did not want your tenants to have pets. You gave them 24 hours of notice to enter after hearing from another neighbor that they’d had a small animal they were playing with outside. When inside, you...
If you have a tenant who you don’t really want to have living in your property anymore, one of the things you might do is ask them to leave or offer to buy out a portion of the contract to give them time to move. Sometimes, they won’t want to move, and you will be...
Millions of Americans live in rented premises. Despite the mutually beneficial relationship between landlords and their tenants, disagreements arise for all kinds of reasons. It is not uncommon for landlord-tenant disagreements to result in legal tussles. If they do,...
Even if you have a reason why you’d want a tenant to vacate your premises, you need to follow the law. You cannot just evict them haphazardly. Otherwise, you may find yourself facing a wrongful eviction suit. Remember, you cannot evict a tenant to move in a new one...
Most landlord-tenant relationships bring benefits to all parties. The tenant has a safe and clean place to stay and the landlord receives a regular source of income. Unfortunately, there are occasions where disputes may arise. These can cause significant stress for...
Landlords often have restrictive clauses in their leases limiting what their tenants can do at a property. Frequently, prohibitions on smoking in the unit are part of the lease. Landlords will tell current and prospective tenants that they cannot smoke cigarettes,...
A lease is a legal contract. If properly written and signed, a lease agreement becomes a binding document that can be enforced against the party when the agreement is violated. However, just like any other contract, a lease document must be prepared in accordance...
