Robert Griswold
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Robert Griswold/Rental forum: Small claims court can get landlord to actFeb 05, 2011 12:00 am - By Robert Griswold Q. My husband and I are Canadians working in the U.S. and do not fully understand your tenant-landlord laws. It all started in 2009 when we live...
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Landlord charges extra for late utility paymentsJan 22, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We have a reasonably good tenant in a single-family home. The utility companies prefer to keep the bills in the owner's name, so we are billing the tenant for rei...
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How to weigh a new roof vs. patching leaksJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I am a landlord and have some questions about my responsibilities for maintenance on a rental home that I partially own. My father passed away a few years ago and...
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Rent discount may fly out the door under new landlordDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I've been a tenant at my apartment complex for 15 years. For 10 years I had a one-bedroom apartment and naturally I paid one-bedroom rent. My apartment unit was d...
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Lease-breakers fight re-rent feeDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are breaking our lease because we finally bought a house. We sent a “notice to vacate” to our landlord and asked him to apply the same level of e...
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Incentives help cash-strapped landlord move tenant out earlyNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am a landlord who just over two years ago signed a three-year lease with my current tenant to rent out our home on the East Coast since my husband's job was rel...
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Landlords are not required to provide laundry roomsNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I live at a small apartment building with 24 units. In addition to a swimming pool and spa, we have a central laundry room with two washing machines and two dryer...
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'Accident' defense overshadowed by plumber's discoveryOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Recently the toilet in my apartment overflowed. The water poured out all over the bathroom and even into a couple of adjacent rooms. I contacted the manager and h...
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Marketing a condo to investors versus current tenantsOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have a rental condo that I want to sell due to some financial issues and I could really use the money. My tenants have had three, one-year leases and asked that...
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Landlords may require renters to carry insuranceOct 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Can I require my tenant who's on a month-to-month rental agreement to possess renter's insurance? She had a kitchen fire over a year ago and did not have insuranc...