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Lease Signature Block if Manager Signs for Owner

Anthony Locke — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:18:34 +0000

Over the past year, as I’ve reviewed client’s documents, I’ve seen several of my clients not following good contract law and executing leases on behalf of the owner and themselves. Signing for the owner (under some Power of Attorney or agency authority) has some specific requirements and getting it right is important. It’s a serious problem and could backfire. When I first observed this, I was a little confused and felt I needed to discuss with Monica before I made any comments to my students. These notes are a summary of those leal and practical conversations and provide instructions for how you should organize your document signature block.

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What Landlords Must Know about Service Animals

Anthony Locke — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:27:07 +0000

What Landlords Must Know about Service Animals

The Federal Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and the Washington State Law Against Discrimination all require that applicants and tenants with disabilities be provided with “reasonable accommodations” as needed in order for them to have an opportunity for full use and enjoyment of their housing. Allowing tenants and their guests who have disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals is a reasonable accommodation to housing policy and practice.

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15 Fair Housing Questions and Answers About Assistive Animals

Anthony Locke — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:07:29 +0000

What Every Landlord Needs to know about Fair Housing Laws

Both federal, state and city Fair Housing laws apply to most residential housing situations. You need to learn these laws and understand how they impact your decisions as a landlord. This overview will help a landlord and their agent learn to make the correct decision when faced with some confusing situations that may impact fair housing laws. The following are some general guidelines and the most frequently asked questions. This document holds the primary 15 questions and answers which property managers ask on this issue.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA

Anthony Locke — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:38:06 +0000

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U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division: Disability Rights Section

This is a government provided document for Landlords to understand the new rules regarding service animals. It is a must read and should be downloaded, read and understood by every landlord in America. This is not a support document, this is the primary document provided by the government's civil rights division.

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Roommate Addendum (Freebie)

Anthony Locke — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:04:04 +0000

When three applicants want to move in together make sure you get them on a separate document outlining your requirements for roommates. You’ll need to give them some instructions that only relate to roommates, some rules for paying rent, some limits for changing out roommates and more. You’ll disclose the right to go after the one with highest credit no matter who damaged the property and left owing money. Make it known up front how you’ll respond to requests to remove someone from the lease. Roommates love each other when they move in (and will sign just about anything) but, like other community efforts, they often fall out of love and make a mess of the landlord-tenant relationship.

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Homeowner Association Agreement (Freebie)

Anthony Locke — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:53:59 +0000

This is a big CYA document. If the HOA does something drastic like booting the tenant’s car, disconnect the water, sue the tenant for rent because the owner hasn’t paid his dues or threatened to evict the tenant you need to be protected from litigation. The owner will ignore the HOA to get it leased and you’ll deal with the battles when the HOA wakes up to the reality that there is a new tenant in the community. You want the tenant holding you harmless when the HOA can’t open the pool or tennis courts because not enough owners have paid their dues. You need to protect yourself against the possibility of being sued for constructive eviction, wrongful dispossessory, loss of quiet enjoyment or harassment by the HOA. Tenants want to blame the property manager for everything no matter whose fault it is. If the owner fails to keep current with the HOA it can create chaos between you and the tenant so prevent it with this document and protect yourself.

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Late Fee Coupon

Anthony Locke — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:13:07 +0000

The late fee coupon helps managers negotiate the late fees attached to tenant accounts. It is much easier to charge the late fee for late rent when grace was given at the beginning of the lease in the form of a coupon. Download this product as a PDF and Excel file. Include this in your packet for all new tenants.

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Fair Credit Reporting Act (Relevant Portions)

Anthony Locke — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:43:50 +0000

. . . or at least the sections that apply to property managers pulling someone credit and other personal information. This act lays out the requirements for anyone pulling credit (and other private information) you’ll need to figure out whether or not you want to rent to them. This Is The Law everyone must follow when viewing, transmitting and storing applicants personal information including owners and property managers. Fines for violations of this act are $37,500 per event so the FTC is serious about compliance and claims of “I didn’t know” won’t save you.

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