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Important
Landlords Rights that You Must Know
Legal Rights of Landlords PART 2
Knowing
what are the rights of landlords will make your life as a rental
property owner a whole lot easier. Find out more about the landlords
rights that you can enjoy in this Part
2 of our plain
English Guide to your Landlord Legal Right.
Do you know
what are the rights of landlords when it comes to handling security
deposit
and rent payments? If No, Click here for Part 1 of this
Landlord Rights Guide.
What
are Your Landlord Legal Rights When it Comes to Managing Tenants?
- If your
tenant will be going overseas or away from your property for a
period of time, he will have to inform you in advance so that you can
beef up the
security of your property.
- Even your
tenants are going overseas or not living on your rental
property for any reason, they will still have to continue paying you
rent as long as your rental agreement is not over and you haven't found
a new tenant to replace him yet.
- It is the
rights of landlords that you are informed by the tenant if there are
other
occupants living on the property. This excludes short
visits
and overnight stays.
- If
your rental agreement is a week-to-week or month-to-month periodic tenancy, you
usually have the landlord legal right to end the tenancy by giving your
tenants a written notice to
quit
30 to 60 days in advance.
What are
the Your Landlords Rights for Property Maintenance and Repairs?
- You
are allowed to enter your rental property to carry out property repairs
or collect rent as long as you inform your tenants in advance. In most
areas, you have to let them know 24 hours in advance.
- If
your tenant and their visitors damage your property by accident or on
purpose, it is within the rights of landlords to ask your tenants to
fix up the damages and fork out money for any repair bills.
- If your
tenant wants to make any changes or additions to your rental property,
he has to obtain permission from you first even if he is paying for it.
To
find out whether you or your tenant is responsible for the damages in
your property, Click
here to learn your landlord legal right and landlord responsibilities
for rental repairs.
However
as a Landlord, You are Generally NOT Allowed to
- If there
is a
rent ceiling in the area of your property, you cannot set the amount of
your rent above the price given by the ceiling.
- You are not
allowed to enter and leave your rental property as and when you wish
unless there is an emergency such as fire outbreak or burst water pipe.
Even if your tenants will not be at home when you arrive, you will
still have to inform them in advance.
- Once your
tenants has informed you of any property damages (that is no fault of
theirs), you cannot ignore their complaints. You are required to make
repairs within a reasonable time period.
- If it is
not within your landlords rights to
seize or retain your tenant's possessions without a court
order. This will apply even if your tenants have not been paying rent
to
you.
- You cannot
lock your tenants out of your rental property without a court
order.
Even if your tenants have been evicted by law, you will still need to
wait for the local government employees to chase them off your property.
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