Robert Griswold
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Rental forum: Don’t involve law enforcement unless situation is direJan 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. I live in an apartment community that is very large. Recently there has been a rather heated discussion between tenants and management over noise complaints. The ...
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Rental forum: Signs you need a better property managerDec 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I own a rental property managed by a property management company. I have had problems with the last and current tenants. The previous tenant stopped paying rent f...
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Rental forum: How to handle tenants who ignore nonrenewal noticeNov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We have an unmarried couple renting a one-bedroom apartment for the past 4½ years. We have always had trouble collecting rent in a timely fashion, and every time ...
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Rental forum: Burglary depletes tenant’s security depositOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Q. About a month before the end of our rental lease, the house was burglarized. An outside door, screen door and two inside doors were badly damaged. The police were...
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Rental forum: Tenant cries foul over ‘late keys’ chargeOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. When I was moving out of a condo that I had been renting for nearly seven years, I requested a pre-move-out and a post-move-out inspection from the property manag...
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Rental forum: Rent discount for waiting on repairman?Oct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. A tenant who rents a house from me is requesting I allow her to deduct lost work time from her rent. She notified me that her air conditioner was not working prop...
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Rental forum: Overnight guest to fight towing chargeSep 18, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My son parked in his girlfriend’s assigned parking space at her apartment complex. The property manager had his car towed claiming he was not the tenant and that ...
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Rental forum: How much is too much carpet cleaning?Aug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Is it reasonable that I have the carpet cleaned every time a tenant moves out? My current tenant has lived there for only six months and he is already requesting ...
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Factors determine whether broken AC warrants immediate fixAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am a new landlord and recently faced a situation that frustrates me. I have a tenant in a moderate-climate area who said his air conditioning unit stopped worki...
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How to ensure security deposit is returned upon move-outJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am subleasing a room from a renter of an apartment unit. She has a lease with the owner of the property and I just rent one room. But the renter did require me ...