Your lease requires the tenant to create their own utility accounts and pay their bills.  Most of us assume if the tenant does not pay their bills, the utility will turn off services.  While true in many cases, there are a number of exceptions. When the tenant leaves with an unpaid utility bill, landlords may […]

You can bet on it!  Tenants will have life changing events that will cause them to request to break their lease.  As a landlord, you should be prepared with a response.  Assuming your lease is well written, you likely have the option to tell a tenant they are obligated to the end of the lease.  […]

Can a landlord retain a security deposit as damages because their tenant did not move out when they indicated?  Even if the tenant still has a lease in effect throughout the period promised? How This Dispute Starts A tenant notifies the landlord that they will not be renewing their lease and due to  circumstances (a […]