Rental application and lease??? Advice needed

[treehugger]

In anticipation of getting the house in Vista we are renting out the boyfriend’s condo. I posted it on Craigslist yesterday and already have someone that wants it so bad they gave us a check for April rent and deposit..I was not properly prepared and told them they have to fill out an application and I will run a credit check and then if all goes well they will sign a 1 year lease.

Does anybody have a rental application they like? Know how I can do a credit check? A lease form they like?

I looked up the California Association of Realtors and they look like they have a good lease, but not sure about their application.

I am usually on top of it but thought I would have a bit more time, who knew the place would be this popular.

These people seem great, in theory, just arrived from Boston and the place they were supposed to rent fell through so they are in a pinch. He is a cop and going to be working for the Oceanside PD. Wife and 2 daughters, dog and a cat. Since I trust but verify, I want more info on these “nice” folks.

Anything else I should be aware of?

[AK]

Try Nolo Press (nolo.com) — famous self-help legal publisher that sells books and forms written by lawyers for laymen.

As a general reference I’d recommend the book “Landlording” by Leigh Robinson.

(Yeah, I’m a lifelong renter who still hasn’t closed on his first home. But my parents were reluctant landlords for years, and as the kid with the best grades in English I helped type up all the legal paperwork.)

[AK]

Try Nolo Press (nolo.com) — famous self-help legal publisher that sells books and forms written by lawyers for laymen.

As a general reference I’d recommend the book “Landlording” by Leigh Robinson.

(Yeah, I’m a lifelong renter who still hasn’t closed on his first home. But my parents were reluctant landlords for years, and as the kid with the best grades in English I helped type up all the legal paperwork.)

[AK]

Try Nolo Press (nolo.com) — famous self-help legal publisher that sells books and forms written by lawyers for laymen.

As a general reference I’d recommend the book “Landlording” by Leigh Robinson.

(Yeah, I’m a lifelong renter who still hasn’t closed on his first home. But my parents were reluctant landlords for years, and as the kid with the best grades in English I helped type up all the legal paperwork.)

[AK]

Try Nolo Press (nolo.com) — famous self-help legal publisher that sells books and forms written by lawyers for laymen.

As a general reference I’d recommend the book “Landlording” by Leigh Robinson.

(Yeah, I’m a lifelong renter who still hasn’t closed on his first home. But my parents were reluctant landlords for years, and as the kid with the best grades in English I helped type up all the legal paperwork.)

[AK]

Try Nolo Press (nolo.com) — famous self-help legal publisher that sells books and forms written by lawyers for laymen.

As a general reference I’d recommend the book “Landlording” by Leigh Robinson.

(Yeah, I’m a lifelong renter who still hasn’t closed on his first home. But my parents were reluctant landlords for years, and as the kid with the best grades in English I helped type up all the legal paperwork.)

[DataAgent]

I use LegalZoom for my legal docs: http://www.legalzoom.com/

As for dogs and cats, pets can be very destructive. Carpets, wood floors, doors, drapes, landscaping etc. I’ve been a landlord many times. All other criteria being equal, I’d take a tenant with no pets anyday.

[DataAgent]

I use LegalZoom for my legal docs: http://www.legalzoom.com/

As for dogs and cats, pets can be very destructive. Carpets, wood floors, doors, drapes, landscaping etc. I’ve been a landlord many times. All other criteria being equal, I’d take a tenant with no pets anyday.

[DataAgent]

I use LegalZoom for my legal docs: http://www.legalzoom.com/

As for dogs and cats, pets can be very destructive. Carpets, wood floors, doors, drapes, landscaping etc. I’ve been a landlord many times. All other criteria being equal, I’d take a tenant with no pets anyday.

[DataAgent]

I use LegalZoom for my legal docs: http://www.legalzoom.com/

As for dogs and cats, pets can be very destructive. Carpets, wood floors, doors, drapes, landscaping etc. I’ve been a landlord many times. All other criteria being equal, I’d take a tenant with no pets anyday.

[DataAgent]

I use LegalZoom for my legal docs: http://www.legalzoom.com/

As for dogs and cats, pets can be very destructive. Carpets, wood floors, doors, drapes, landscaping etc. I’ve been a landlord many times. All other criteria being equal, I’d take a tenant with no pets anyday.

[4plexowner]

when I had numerous rentals I belonged to San Diego Apartment Assoc (http://www.sdcaa.com/) – they have all the forms you need and can do the background / credit checks needed – not sure it makes sense to join them if you have a single rental

landlord-tenant law in CA favors the tenant – as a landlord you need to be careful

for example, I believe that technically you have already committed to rent to this person by accepting their check – you might be on shaky ground if you turned them down at this point and they decided to force the issue

one of the things I learned about tenants and potential tenants: they will lie through their teeth to the landlord – it seemed to me that most people thought this was an OK thing to do, almost like it was an unwritten rule that the landlord should be lied to at every opportunity – I think part of this is driven by the idea that the landlord is ‘getting rich’ at the tenant’s expense – it didn’t matter much whether it was a $600 apartment or a $2100 house

be careful and best of luck

[4plexowner]

when I had numerous rentals I belonged to San Diego Apartment Assoc (http://www.sdcaa.com/) – they have all the forms you need and can do the background / credit checks needed – not sure it makes sense to join them if you have a single rental

landlord-tenant law in CA favors the tenant – as a landlord you need to be careful

for example, I believe that technically you have already committed to rent to this person by accepting their check – you might be on shaky ground if you turned them down at this point and they decided to force the issue

one of the things I learned about tenants and potential tenants: they will lie through their teeth to the landlord – it seemed to me that most people thought this was an OK thing to do, almost like it was an unwritten rule that the landlord should be lied to at every opportunity – I think part of this is driven by the idea that the landlord is ‘getting rich’ at the tenant’s expense – it didn’t matter much whether it was a $600 apartment or a $2100 house

be careful and best of luck

[4plexowner]

when I had numerous rentals I belonged to San Diego Apartment Assoc (http://www.sdcaa.com/) – they have all the forms you need and can do the background / credit checks needed – not sure it makes sense to join them if you have a single rental

landlord-tenant law in CA favors the tenant – as a landlord you need to be careful

for example, I believe that technically you have already committed to rent to this person by accepting their check – you might be on shaky ground if you turned them down at this point and they decided to force the issue

one of the things I learned about tenants and potential tenants: they will lie through their teeth to the landlord – it seemed to me that most people thought this was an OK thing to do, almost like it was an unwritten rule that the landlord should be lied to at every opportunity – I think part of this is driven by the idea that the landlord is ‘getting rich’ at the tenant’s expense – it didn’t matter much whether it was a $600 apartment or a $2100 house

be careful and best of luck

[4plexowner]

when I had numerous rentals I belonged to San Diego Apartment Assoc (http://www.sdcaa.com/) – they have all the forms you need and can do the background / credit checks needed – not sure it makes sense to join them if you have a single rental

landlord-tenant law in CA favors the tenant – as a landlord you need to be careful

for example, I believe that technically you have already committed to rent to this person by accepting their check – you might be on shaky ground if you turned them down at this point and they decided to force the issue

one of the things I learned about tenants and potential tenants: they will lie through their teeth to the landlord – it seemed to me that most people thought this was an OK thing to do, almost like it was an unwritten rule that the landlord should be lied to at every opportunity – I think part of this is driven by the idea that the landlord is ‘getting rich’ at the tenant’s expense – it didn’t matter much whether it was a $600 apartment or a $2100 house

be careful and best of luck

[Author]

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