Archive for April, 2008

 

Landlord’s nearby Colleges/Workplace

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

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Renting houses are becoming very popular these days. It has gained a lot of business these days. Well it is also a good idea to rent your property so that you can earn some extra income. That extra income can help you a lot in paying your debts and also help in your expenses which are made in your day-to-day life. Continue reading…


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Renting large Houses

Monday, April 28th, 2008

We may encounter situation in which any person needs to take a house on rent, depending on the desire or requirement. Sometime the person may be alone and can be satisfied by only a room and some basic facilities along with it. But as this may not be the case all the time there may be some people who are more than one and may require more than one room and all the facilities which a normal family house would possess. Continue reading…


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Rental rights Protection

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Most of the state and local laws and ordinances protect rental rights. The Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 makes it illegal to discriminate because of a person’s race, sex, national origin or religion by a landlord. Even some local laws forbid discrimination against unmarried persons, children, homosexuals and disable persons. Continue reading…


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Housing Benefits

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

If a person is a tenant and also has a low income than he/she can claim for the housing benefit. This is sometimes called rent rebate or rent allowance, and it is paid by the local council.

There are certain criteria that are followed in order to calculate how much housing benefit a person might get. Once the claim has been made, the property will be inspected by the rent service officer. Continue reading…


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Landlord Insurance

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Whenever a property is bought by a landlord the first thing that should be kept in mind is the insurance of that property. This is also with case when the property is given to-let. If you fail to get property insurance it may become difficult to show up your money when things go wrong. In some cases the insurance of the property may become highly expensive, so proper survey of the property needs to be done. Continue reading…


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Breaking Lease

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

A lease is a contract that is signed between a landlord and tenant at the time of renting a property. People often not even think when breaking this contract even he is a landlord or a tenant. But the results are very harmful of breaking this if anyone is in action against it. Continue reading…


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Bad Landlords and Tenants

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

In this world there are many type of people, some are good and some are bad. As we take the case of landlords and tenants, the same theory can be applied over it. There are tenants who punch holes in the wall, put out cigarettes on the countertop, and allow their cute little puppies to eat the carpeting and furniture. Continue reading…


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Landlord Rights and Duties

Friday, April 11th, 2008

There are always issues between landlord and tenant. Because a landlord is in the business to do one thing - make money, it is always a good idea to understand landlord rights and how they affect the relationship with tenants. Continue reading…


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Becoming a Smart Tenant

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

For becoming a good and smart tenant, you have to take some necessary steps and follow some points especially when signing a agreement with your landlord to minimize potential problems with him. Continue reading…


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Landlord and Tenant relations

Friday, April 4th, 2008

There should be good and healthy relations between landlord and tenant so that there is no such situation arises between them that they have to break any contract they have done at the time of renting the property. Good tenant relations are important if you want to manage rental properties without encountering undue stress. Continue reading…


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