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FREQUENTLY ASKED TENANT QUESTIONS
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
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WHEN IS RENT DUE?
- Rent is due on or before the 1st day of each month. Tenants
get confused between when rent is due and when rent is late.
The time frame for being "late" only concerns itself
as to when we can add or charge additional fees for being late.
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WHEN ARE LATE FEES CHARGED?
- Typically, with leases that we write, rent is "late"
on the 3rd of the month. It doesn't matter if the 1st, 2nd or
3rd all fall on a weekend or holiday days. Tenants have the
option and obligation to get their payment in BEFORE the 1st
of the month. There is nothing to prevent anyone from paying
on the 26th, 27th or 28th prior to the 1st when the rent is
due. That is the easiest and best way to avoid late charges.
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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MY PERSONAL
ITEMS IF THEY ARE DAMAGED IN A FIRE, FLOOD, OR BREAK-IN?
- You are!! You need to get renters insurance. You need to protect
your own valuables. You need to take responsibility. Property
owners carry insurance that protect what they own, the property.
You need to carry insurance to protect what you own.
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IF YOU START AN EVICTION, AND
I HAVE MONEY, DON'T YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT? - It
depends on whether or not you have ALL OF THE MONEY.
Once an eviction is started, other eviction charges and fees
start to add up quickly. We are not "required" to
take money unless it is for the full amount. And then it needs
to be either cash, cashiers check, or money order... no personal
or business checks. We can also "hold" your partial
funds as additional Deposit until you get all
of the money. In this case we ARE NOT accepting rent.
The eviction process will continue and a game of "Beat
The Constable" will begin. If you are successful, you will
pay off your account in full and we will stop the eviction process
before the Constable is at your door. It's entirely up to you!
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WHEN DO YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT LATE
RENT? - As long as it is before the end of the
5 day notice to Pay Or Quit, you are paying the entire balance
owed, and your funds are not in the form of a personal or business
check.
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CAN I BE EVICTED IF I DON'T
PAY FOR REPAIRS? - Yes, if you are responsible
for the repairs. Let's say as an example that you didn't take
care of the lawn and we had to send someone out to maintain
it. Those expenses would get charged to your ledger, according
to your lease agreement. Then when you made a payment, those
charges would be paid first. Assuming that you only paid an
amount equal to your regular rent, your account will be short
and "rent" will be owning. Most lease agreements also
stipulate that ANY unpaid charge becomes "rent" due
after 30 days... that includes any unpaid late fees. Sooo, the
bottom line is you can basically be evicted over anything that
remains unpaid on your ledger.
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