Posts Filed Under Lease and Rental Agreements

Updated 4/25/24 Renting property can come with many exciting challenges for all landlords whether they be skilled veterans or part time novices. Learning how to evict a tenant without a lease shouldn’t necessarily be part of every landlord’s learning process but it can happen, especially when you are just starting out and only starting to ..Read More

Landlords who have been renting and managing rental property for years can tell you how physically signing and possessing a paper copy of a rental agreement feels more “legit” and “real”. Some have succumbed to the curiosity of converting their rental agreements to electronic formats. Some, just plain out refuse. The younger, newer property owners ..Read More

There are two main types of leases. Fixed term and month-to-month. Many landlords prefer to have a stable and long tenant in their rental.

If the tenants fail to follow any of the clauses mentioned in the lease, the landlord has the right to terminate the lease early after notifying them. This would be called terminating with cause. However, what if the landlord needs to terminate the lease early?

In the real estate business, Lease is a contract that lasts between 6 to 12 months and expires afterwards. Conversely, rental agreement is short-term contract signed between renter and property owner and it provides details about the periodic payments to be made on a month-to-month basis. Usually property owners lease their property and define the ..Read More

The tenant rights in California are more generous than in many other states of the U.S. Landlords in California must not forget that being a landlord is a business, and if they don’t take serious actions and steps against the non-paying tenants, their businesses will eventually suffer

**Important Rent Agreement Clauses You Must Have**
A solid rent agreement should include key clauses to protect both landlords and tenants, such as rent amount, due date, and payment methods. Other essential terms include lease duration, security deposit details, maintenance responsibilities, rules for property use, and procedures for ending the lease.

The debate regarding long-term tenancy agreements being beneficial or not is a tedious one. Some tenants argue that long-term tenancy agreements are a good thing as they allow the tenant to stay in the rental property for a long time period.

A contractual periodic tenancy agreement is one in which the tenant continues to live in a rental property even after a fixed tenancy period is over. This is distinct from a statutory periodic tenancy were the tenancy is continued by governing laws and statues rather than a formal agreement.

Renters insurance is great protection for not just the tenant but also the landlord. There are a number of benefits of making renters insurance a necessary requirement in the lease agreement. This means that any tenant not having renters insurance would be in violation of the lease.