Forum Archive: Posts by: africangirl

I have a brownstone with 2 two-bedrooms apts. One of my tenants I like very much and i would love for them to stay for as long as they want. The other tenant I want to kick out. I am about to send them a letter stating that I will not renew their lease and that in fact, they are free to leave up to 2 months before the end of the lease month which is August 2010.

These tenants make constant annoying requests. some are legitimate. But most requests are just unreasonable. the needle that broke the camel’s back for me is when they slightly insinuated that they could withhold the rent if I didn’t fix the wobbly doorknob. The door locks perfectly nice. The door knob is wobbly and i told them i would get to it shortly.

I do not like these people. I want them out of my house…Opinions, please..

I just bought a house and I am renting out two apts. One apt is now occupied. The other apt is not occupied because the lady who signed the lease told one day before she was supposed to move in that she will not have the rent for another two to three weeks into the month. I told her that it would not be acceptable and that if she is having trouble paying the rent this early in the game, then may be this is not a good fit. I would need to find another tenant. She gave a deposit the day she signed about three weeks before the move in date. After she signed the lease, i turned down four people who wanted the apt. I told her she may get the full deposit if I get a new tenant before the end of the month. If not I have no choice but to keep the whole deposit. Is that legally right?

what are other ways to get tenants besides Craigslist?