Rental application and lease??? Advice needed

[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

[DataAgent]

4plexowner is not quite right. Accepting a check without a signed lease agreement is not a legal contract. If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason just give them their check back and keep looking for a better tenant.

[DataAgent]

4plexowner is not quite right. Accepting a check without a signed lease agreement is not a legal contract. If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason just give them their check back and keep looking for a better tenant.

[DataAgent]

4plexowner is not quite right. Accepting a check without a signed lease agreement is not a legal contract. If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason just give them their check back and keep looking for a better tenant.

[DataAgent]

4plexowner is not quite right. Accepting a check without a signed lease agreement is not a legal contract. If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason just give them their check back and keep looking for a better tenant.

[DataAgent]

4plexowner is not quite right. Accepting a check without a signed lease agreement is not a legal contract. If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason just give them their check back and keep looking for a better tenant.

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[4plexowner]

“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”

I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble

CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)

to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up

another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply

[socrattt]

If you found a prospective tenant that quick I would suggest putting another ad on Craigslist for a higher price. The rental market over the past few months has changed dramatically. The rental market is surging as inventory is fairly depleted with so many homes off the market. I have seen homes in my community up almost 15% in just a few months. It may be area specific but I have had a few people tell me that prices are extremely outrageous all around the county. This looks to be affecting most of the rentals below $3K. Everything above that number still seems to be unchanged or is continuing to fall.

Put another ad up on Craigslist, have an open house at a specific time and meet all the tenants that are interested. This will give you a better idea of who is interested in your home and will allow you to make a choice. I always used this technique and prefer it rather than scheduling specific times for each renter.

[socrattt]

If you found a prospective tenant that quick I would suggest putting another ad on Craigslist for a higher price. The rental market over the past few months has changed dramatically. The rental market is surging as inventory is fairly depleted with so many homes off the market. I have seen homes in my community up almost 15% in just a few months. It may be area specific but I have had a few people tell me that prices are extremely outrageous all around the county. This looks to be affecting most of the rentals below $3K. Everything above that number still seems to be unchanged or is continuing to fall.

Put another ad up on Craigslist, have an open house at a specific time and meet all the tenants that are interested. This will give you a better idea of who is interested in your home and will allow you to make a choice. I always used this technique and prefer it rather than scheduling specific times for each renter.

[socrattt]

If you found a prospective tenant that quick I would suggest putting another ad on Craigslist for a higher price. The rental market over the past few months has changed dramatically. The rental market is surging as inventory is fairly depleted with so many homes off the market. I have seen homes in my community up almost 15% in just a few months. It may be area specific but I have had a few people tell me that prices are extremely outrageous all around the county. This looks to be affecting most of the rentals below $3K. Everything above that number still seems to be unchanged or is continuing to fall.

Put another ad up on Craigslist, have an open house at a specific time and meet all the tenants that are interested. This will give you a better idea of who is interested in your home and will allow you to make a choice. I always used this technique and prefer it rather than scheduling specific times for each renter.

[socrattt]

If you found a prospective tenant that quick I would suggest putting another ad on Craigslist for a higher price. The rental market over the past few months has changed dramatically. The rental market is surging as inventory is fairly depleted with so many homes off the market. I have seen homes in my community up almost 15% in just a few months. It may be area specific but I have had a few people tell me that prices are extremely outrageous all around the county. This looks to be affecting most of the rentals below $3K. Everything above that number still seems to be unchanged or is continuing to fall.

Put another ad up on Craigslist, have an open house at a specific time and meet all the tenants that are interested. This will give you a better idea of who is interested in your home and will allow you to make a choice. I always used this technique and prefer it rather than scheduling specific times for each renter.

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