Tips to avoid disputes between landlords and tenant

 Tips to avoid disputes between landlords and tenant

There are so many steps to take before lending our property

Lease agreement

Before renting our property, prepare a renting document. The main advantage of these written documents help to clear understanding of all terms in that document as a part of the landlords. From these both can understand their own rights and responsibilities

There is a standardlegal form that kept by landlords for their tenants and if there is an  additional terms then it should be added and the adding terms are not acceptable then the tenant can get out. After reading those agreements very carefully then both should initialize their signature Keep the copy of that lease document in both tenants and landlords hand.

Lease receipt

After getting rent payment , the landlords should give receipt to tenants for more clarification in business

Security deposits

Security deposits are a money paid by tenants to landlords that protest against damage to the rental property, rent paying failure

Security deposits may not be more than two months rent

Give receipts for security deposit

The tenant should buy the written list of all existing damaged rental property

Return of the security deposit

Cost of damages property to repair must sent to landlords within 45 days after calculating the amount and rest amount should return back

If the landlords fail to return back the security deposit, then the tenant has right to ask three times the deposit

Changes in terms

The landlord should tell the tenants whether there are nay changes in the rent payment. The new contract will issued between landlords and tenant when changes are allowed

Breaking a lease

Some lease document allows the tenant to cancel the lease by giving extra two month’s rent and any other mention that no need of giving the extra money when tenant gets transfer from own office. Before getting sign read all these very carefully and ask landlords all about that

 Landlord retaliation against tenants

If the landlords show any kind of revenge to tenants then tenants should join a tenant organization or otherwise file a complaint against him with the housing inspection department.

A landlord cannot simply remove you  because you can lawsuit in or joining in tenant association. For other ways landlords can evict you for following reason

Non-payment of rent

Damages to rental property

Without consent of landlords allow another to occupy

Illegal drug activities

After proceeding the eviction activity the tenants will receive a summons from the court, if you are not attending at time then most probably landlord will win.