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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Q & A with Prop West
Q) The complex I manage is pet-free. I have witnesses saying that they have seen a tenant with a dog in his unit. I have not seen this myself and therefore am lost as to what to do. How do I go about enforcing the no-pets rule without proof?
A) I would confront the tenant and ask if they are maintaining a dog on the the property. Generally, when you knock on a door, a dog will bark which will certainly answer the question. In addition, you could merely wait outside one morning to see if the dog is being taken out.
If you determine that in fact a dog is being maintained on the premises, you should serve a "3-day notice to cure the violation" which would give your tenant three days to remove the dog from the premises. If the dog remains, that would give rise to an eviction.
(taken from Apartment Owners Association News- December 2008)
A) I would confront the tenant and ask if they are maintaining a dog on the the property. Generally, when you knock on a door, a dog will bark which will certainly answer the question. In addition, you could merely wait outside one morning to see if the dog is being taken out.
If you determine that in fact a dog is being maintained on the premises, you should serve a "3-day notice to cure the violation" which would give your tenant three days to remove the dog from the premises. If the dog remains, that would give rise to an eviction.
(taken from Apartment Owners Association News- December 2008)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Q) Is it the apartment owner's responsibility to pay for cleaning the carpets after a tenant moves out?
A) State law requires departing renters to leave apartments as clean as when they moved in, including carpets. Otherwise, you can be charged for such cleaning costs.
Q) I recently got a rent increase of 4%, although I know the legal limit is 3% unless the owner pays for all of the gas or electric, in which case they can get 1% extra for each. My owner said that in my case, it was to pay for water. Is that legal?
A) Although he can charge an extra 1% for gas or electric (2% if he pays both), he cannot charge you any extra rent for water.
(taken from Apartment Age, December 2008)
A) State law requires departing renters to leave apartments as clean as when they moved in, including carpets. Otherwise, you can be charged for such cleaning costs.
Q) I recently got a rent increase of 4%, although I know the legal limit is 3% unless the owner pays for all of the gas or electric, in which case they can get 1% extra for each. My owner said that in my case, it was to pay for water. Is that legal?
A) Although he can charge an extra 1% for gas or electric (2% if he pays both), he cannot charge you any extra rent for water.
(taken from Apartment Age, December 2008)
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