Its recommended to send the letter at least 30 days before the expiration date. The landlord may send the letter themselves or use websites like MailaLetter.com ($1.99 for 1-page). A landlord could be in a financial position to give the tenant a percentage discount on the rental for a period of time. This is a write-off of a… Read More »
As a lease agreement comes to an end, the landlord has to decide whether he wants to renew the contract or not. If the tenant pays the rent on time, takes care of the property, and has been a good renter, the landlord may decide to offer him a lease renewal letter. Issuing this letter to a tenant… Read More »
We’ve all heard of bad landlords – people that seemingly take no interest in their property, are slow to respond to complaints, and generally don’t get around to cashing rent checks until a month and a half after the fact. But few of us think about things from the other end: the perspective of the landlord.
In today’s trigger-happy age of litigation, it’s easy to see why people work hard to keep themselves free of liability. After all, liability is a big part of what ultimately requires so many people to pay big money in settlements and court awards when they’ve been sued. And it’s a big part of the reason people use Limited… Read More »
If you’ve never heard of the term “will executor” before, it might sound like a scary position to hold. And it can be. Being the executor to someone’s will means that you’re someone who has been trusted with intimate details of someone’s life – and it also means that you have the burden of making sure the will… Read More »
When people hear the word “deposition,” they know that they’re talking about serious legal business. There’s a reason for that: a deposition is indeed serious legal business, essentially an extension of legal testimony simply by location and time. Just because it doesn’t take place in a court of law doesn’t mean that one isn’t obliged to tell the… Read More »
When you’re hired by a company with access to a lot of privileged information, it can be an exciting time. You’re ready to learn from their experts, develop your own skills for your career, and generally make yourself a greater asset to other companies in the future. You can be so excited at this point that you nearly… Read More »
When it comes to the big issues – the cars, the homes, even the kids – divorce is a messy thing. But you’d be surprised just how messy a divorce can be even when it comes down to fighting over something relatively simple, like who gets custody of which pets. In some cases, one spouse might be more… Read More »
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Renting out a part of your house or apartment, or subletting, is a great way to earn extra (and generally passive) income – income that can help supplement your own rent payments. But too many people take the illegal route, housing people in areas that they should not be housing them. When they’re found out, not only does… Read More »
As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But if you’re already at the point of having to pay alimony after a divorce, then you know that you can’t go back and change how much prevention you put into the divorce itself. So what’s the cure? Information. The better you arm… Read More »