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How
to Resolve Your Landlord Tenant
Issues and Problems Effectively PART 2
Are
ugly landlord tenant issues giving you a massive headache? Discover our
tried and tested methods on how to resolve your
landlord issues in
this Part 2
of our Guide on Dealing with Landlord Problems.
Do you know
how to handle rent problems and nuisance tenants? If No,
Click here
for Part 1
of this Guide on Resolving Your Landlord Complaints.
Your
Tenant Wrecks the Property Due to Abuse or Neglect
While it is
your responsibility as a
landlord to maintain your property
in habitable condition according to the local rental housing quality
standards,
your tenant has to pay for any property damages caused by his neglect
or abuse.
When it comes to property damage, it's important to know who should be
the one forking out money for property repairs.
If
your property requires repairs due to normal wear and
tear, then it's up to you as the landlord to get your property in
shape. If your tenant damaged any part of your property that is in good
working condition because he was irresponsible or reckless, then they
will make repairs and pay for any bills.
For this sort of landlord tenant issues, it is sometimes not that
easy to tell who is exactly at fault - Click here to for our
complete guide to tenant and landlord responsibilities when it comes to
rental property repairs.
If your tenant agrees to make repairs and pay for damages and make
repairs, then all is fine and good.
If
he refuses to do so, you can still deduct money from his security
deposits to pay for the repairs. At the same time, remember to take
photos of the damaged area as evidence and ask the repairman to issue
you receipts. This way your tenant won't be able to protest against any
claims you make on their security deposits.
Your
Tenant is Housing Illegal Squatters Behind Your Back
Squatters
are generally outsiders who are not named in the rental agreement but
they are staying with your tenants on your property for a prolonged
period of time. By housing squatters, your tenant has violated the
terms of the rental agreement.
Even
if your lease agreement does not state it, your tenant still has to
inform you and seek your permission before they are allowed to let
someone else live on your rental property. This is the basic rights of
landlords in most countries.
For this type of landlord tenant issues,
you have to note that there is an important difference between a guest
and a squatter. Your tenants have the right to invite people over for
short visits to your property. These short term visitors are considered
to be guests and not squatters.
As a landlord, you can
either choose to directly demand that the squatter leave your property
right away or you can negotiate with them to include the squatter in
your rental agreement as an
additional tenant or occupant.
Remember to carefully screen the squatter
before deciding if you will accept him. If the squatter does not pass
your requirements, you
should ask him to leave immediately before he becomes one of your new
landlord tenant issues.
Your
Tenant Refuses to Leave Even after the Lease Expires
If
your tenant refuses to budge after your fixed term rental ends, how you
can handle the situation depends largely on your area's landlord laws
and terms of your rental agreement.
In some areas when a fixed
term tenancy ends, it will automatically convert to a month to month
periodic tenancy. In this case, the renter of your property is
considered a legal tenant with full rights in the eyes of the
law.
To remove him as your tenant, you will need give him a written notice to quit 30 to 60
days in advance.
For
other landlord tenant issues a renter will no longer be considered as
your tenant once the lease expires. However if you accepted rent from
him after the lease ends or take too long to evict him, he actually be
recognized as a tenant at sufferance. Click here if you want to
learn how to end a tenancy at sufferance.
It's important to remember that when it comes to chasing away
residential tenants, you are not
granted the right of self help. This means that you cannot change the
locks, seize your tenant's belongings or cut down off the water and
electricity just to force him off your property. You will have to
obtain a court order or wait for government officials to do it.
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