Robert Griswold
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Tax appeals process can vary from one locality to the nextJul 08, 2012 5:07 am - Q. I am a relatively new landlord who owns four rental homes. Each of the homes is in the same neighborhood with the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms. The homes are...
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When do late-payment fees become ‘excessive’?Jun 10, 2012 5:19 am - Q. My husband and I rent a townhouse that is privately owned. Per the lease we signed, the rent is due on the first of the month and there is a five-day grace period. Th...
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Renters should take action if management won't enforce rulesMay 27, 2012 8:00 am - Q. I live in an apartment community where there are numerous 60-pound-plus dogs. However, the complex has a 35-pound pet limit, which it advertises on its website and is...
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Rental forum: Dealings with roommates can turn hostileMay 13, 2012 5:22 am - Q. Although I’d been renting a house for several years by myself, I recently got a roommate to help make ends meet after my employer cut my hours. Everything started out...
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Rental forum: Bending the rules of rent collectionApr 29, 2012 5:12 am - Q. At the rental property I manage, we always have the rent due on or before the first day of the month. Recently I had a prospective tenant sign a lease to move in on t...
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Rental forum: Illegal rental occupant faces tough decisionApr 15, 2012 5:06 am - Q. Last year I moved into my friend’s apartment after receiving verbal approval from the landlord. My friend is on a one-year lease that prohibits subletting without wri...
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Security deposit dispute may uncover dishonest landlordMar 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. My family of four recently moved out of a three-bedroom house that we had been renting for more than two years. Unfortunately, the landlord took a while to return my ...
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Rental forum: Don’t let lease termination hold you backMar 18, 2012 2:07 am - Q. My boyfriend and I had a great studio apartment for one year. It was our first place and we loved buying all of the little household items that make a house a home. I...
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Rental forum: The pitfalls of renting an apartment based on Internet photosMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - Q. I recently moved into an apartment complex and signed a lease for 12 months. Unfortunately, I found out very quickly that neither the terms of the lease nor the c...
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Rental forum: Drug test for tenants may not flyFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. A prospective tenant would like to rent a cottage on our property. The cottage shares the same entry from the main road, but because it is some distance from the ...