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sobrooklyn
in Landlord 13 years and 2 months ago
Renter's Insurance for Tenant
My tenant has requested a washer and dryer be placed in their unit. As per the advice from the forum, I requested they obtain renter’s…
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Goatcrapp
in Landlord 13 years and 3 months ago
recent purchase of building with tenants - house lights on tenant circuits. options?
Asking this for a friend – she’s tried to register, but never got the verification email. Anyway – she and her husband, both older and…
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starfish11040
in Landlord 13 years and 4 months ago
tenant is refusing to give me access for repairs Mon-Fri
There are two minor repairs which need to be made in this tenant’s apartment. She has refused to make an appointment any day but Saturday.…
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sobrooklyn
in Landlord 13 years and 3 months ago
Who Pays for W/D Install?
My tenant has request that a W/D hook-up be installed in their apartment. I have reviewed other posts on the forum re: the pros and…
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teenween
in Landlord 13 years and 3 months ago
Security Deposit
I’d like some feedbakck on whether or not my landlord was entitled to keep over half of our security deposit. We were renting in Beacon,…
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meme2
in Landlord 13 years and 3 months ago
tenants
we have a tenant with a yappy dog. he has had it for some time but now it yaps all night and its a problem.…
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hillel
in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago
Tenant wants lead inspection - Landlord's obligations?
I bought a small building 2 years ago and one of my tenant I kept in when I took over recently asked me to check…
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beemo
in Landlord 13 years and 4 months ago
Carpet v Vinyl tread for stairs?
I recently purchased a multi family and the inspector suggested adding tread or carpets to our wooden interior back steps for safety. Does anyone have…
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greenwoodslope
in Landlord 13 years and 4 months ago
deposit withholding for failure to give 30 days notice
A tenant moved out of an apartment giving only 15 days notice. He has written me demanding his entire deposit of 1.5 mos rent (even…
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mrjane
in Landlord 13 years and 4 months ago
subletting a bedroom?
I have been renting out one of the apartments in my 3 fam non RC/RS building to my sister (and her husband). It’s been great, we are…
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greenwoodslope
in Landlord 13 years and 4 months ago
Apt seeker gets owner contact info from broker - What would you do?
I’m renting an apartment and dropped off several keys to different brokers nearby. I drop off a key and a sell sheet with all the…
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starfish11040
in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago
question about tenant complaining about contractor noise
I’ve had a painter coming in each day for the last two days starting about 8 am. The tenants below that apartment are complaining about…
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tylerderden1211
in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago
Would a rental property cause issues with purchasing a home in a few years?
I own an apartment with my wife in Brooklyn. Due to my job location, in the next four to five years we might move out…
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greenwoodslope
in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago
ending month-to-month tenancy (landlord) while there is an "issue"
My month-to-month tenant is withholding his rent because he is not satisfied that I am dealing with an issue with enough attention. Is it…
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tsarina
in Landlord 13 years and 6 months ago
Tenants win housing lottery
My good tenants won a housing lottery and gave me 10 days notice. Now they are asking about their security deposit. Their renewal lease started…
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Williams
in Landlord 13 years and 7 months ago
Service rec for online rent collection
One of my tenants asked me about paying rent online. He suggested an account transfer but I am hesitent to intrust him with my bank…
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add2make4
in Landlord 13 years and 8 months ago
renters and air conditioning
We rent our garden-floor apartment. It is a nice apartment, with dishwasher, granite countertops and a washer dryer. The entire brownstone has central air, which…
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Attention2detail
in Landlord 13 years and 8 months ago
fraudulent w2
Had such a nice write up about a problem with a tenant that submitted a false w2 form to me but I must have clicked…
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