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Five tips for
tenants
1.Bring your
paperwork .
the best way to win over a prospective landlord is to be
prepared.To get a competitive edge over other applicants, bring thr
following whent you meet the landlord: a completed rental
application, writteng references from landlords, employers, and
colleagues; and a current copy of your credit report
2. Review the lease.
Carefully review all of the conditions of the tenancy before you
sign on the dotted line. Your lease or rental
agreement may contain a provision that you find unacceptable -- for
example, restrictions on guests, pets, design
alterations, or running a home business. For help reviewing your
lease or rental agreement.
3. Get everything in writing.
To avoid disputes or misunderstandings with your landlord, get
everything in writing. Keep copies of any
correspondence and follow up an oral agreement with a letter,
setting out your understandings. For example, if you
ask your landlord to make repairs, put your request in writing and
keep a copy for yourself. If the landlord agrees
orally, send a letter confirming this.
4. Protect your privacy rights.
Next to disputes over rent or security deposits, one of the most
common and emotion-filled misunderstandings
arises over the tension between a landlord's right to enter a rental
unit and a tenant's right to be left alone. If you
understand your privacy rights (for example, the amount of notice
your landlord must provide before entering), it
will be easier to protect them. For more information.
5.Deal with an eviction properly.
Know when to fight an eviction notice -- and when to move. If you
feel the landlord is clearly is the wrong (for
example, you haven't received proper notice, the premises are
uninhabitable), you may want to fight the eviction.
But unless you have the law and provable facts on your side,
fighting an eviction notice can be short-sighted. If you
lose an eviction lawsuit, you may end up hundreds (even thousands)
of dollars in debt, which will damage your
credit rating and your ability to easily rent from future landlords
Betty Garcia
786 229 3636
2.
Review the lease.
Carefully review all of the conditions of the tenancy before you
sign on the dotted line. Your lease or rental
agreement may contain a provision that you find unacceptable -- for
example, restrictions on guests, pets, design
alterations, or running a home business. For help reviewing your
lease or rental agreement.
3. Get everything in writing.
To avoid disputes or misunderstandings with your landlord, get
everything in writing. Keep copies of any
correspondence and follow up an oral agreement with a letter,
setting out your understandings. For example, if you
ask your landlord to make repairs, put your request in writing and
keep a copy for yourself. If the landlord agrees
orally, send a letter confirming this.
4. Protect your privacy rights.
Next to disputes over rent or security deposits, one of the most
common and emotion-filled misunderstandings
arises over the tension between a landlord's right to enter a rental
unit and a tenant's right to be left alone. If you
understand your privacy rights (for example, the amount of notice
your landlord must provide before entering), it
will be easier to protect them. For more information.
5.Deal with an eviction properly.
Know when to fight an eviction notice -- and when to move. If you
feel the landlord is clearly is the wrong (for
example, you haven't received proper notice, the premises are
uninhabitable), you may want to fight the eviction.
But unless you have the law and provable facts on your side,
fighting an eviction notice can be short-sighted. If you
lose an eviction lawsuit, you may end up hundreds (even thousands)
of dollars in debt, which will damage your
credit rating and your ability to easily rent from future landlords
Betty Garcia
786 229 3636
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