Being a landlord can be very rewarding. However, there are many obligations and responsibilities maintaining a proper landlord-tenant relationship.
Consulting with a landlord’s rights attorney throughout all stages of your landlord-tenant relationship can help you steer clear of common problems landlords face and avoid mistakes, which can lead to legal liability, property damage, and costly expenses.
Rob works with landlords to make sure they understand what their responsibilities are under the law and the use of best practices, including drafting a written lease agreement that clearly spells out the landlord-tenant relationship, collecting and properly maintaining a tenant’s security deposit, and using pre-move-in and post-move-out walk-through inspections to identify the condition of a rental unit and prevent later disputes over damages to a unit.
Rob also advises landlords about their obligations to maintain their landlord-tenant relationships. This includes ensuring that adequate heating, plumbing, electricity, and security locks on doors are in good working order, properly making repairs to rental units, and advising landlords of best practices of entering into a tenant’s unit as permitted by law.
Should you need to end your landlord-tenant relationship, Rob assists and advises landlords of the proper way to terminate a tenant’s tenancy. In some cases, Rob can negotiate with your tenants for a mutual return of possession of your rental unit without going to court. In other cases, Rob can help you prepare the proper statutory notice necessary to terminate your tenant’s tenancy and initiate an unlawful detainer, also called an eviction lawsuit, to regain possession of your property. Landlords are required to comply with strict statutory requirements in the preparation of termination notices and conducting eviction proceedings. Mistakes in the eviction process could cause costly delays and legal expenses. Rob can help you navigate through all the necessary requirements so you do not have to go through the eviction process alone.
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