What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I'm in mass kinda new to this I have served my tenant with 14 day for non pay, set court date in district. She moved court to housing and had a health inspection done I was found in violation of 9 codes of which she is the cause of 8, broken windows, doors. clogged toilet(i had a plumber out for this 2 weeks ago), broken light fixtures etc. I have been given 10 days to fix, that is impossible what can I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
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tenant is fighting dirty
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Okay so did she have to post her rent to the court ? You still need to make the repairs but next time do not ignore the property for so long regularly check the outside , if you see cracked glass your more than free to send notice and go on in and take a look at the windows from the inside too. About the toilet this time if your plumber finds something that only the tenant could have done to block it make the tenant pay for it. light fixture glass is easy , if the broken glass is more than the cost of a CHEAP fixture swap the fixture out for the cheapest ones you can find. Doors check reject piles at major lumberyards for doors that were returned where door is in tact but frame is damaged, not hard to hang. Take pics of every thing as its repaired and take pics of the general condition of the house. if tenant damages anything again make them pay. ( communicate only via certified mail in the future) Do every thing your asked to comply with the repair orders then first violation especially tenant created damage use your pics go after the tenant and dont stop even if it means tenant gets evicted in the end. Do not settle for any tenant excuses in the future and make it your business to know the general condition of the unit just dont abuse going in and so called inspecting, get your pics every time you go in. Your going to have to do a better job with the property because now inspections may well be on you more in the future. BTW if you have completed the majority of the repairs and its down to just a few small ones fair odds are inspections may give you a few more days to complete.
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I'm in mass kinda new to this I have served my tenant with 14 day for non pay, set court date in district. She moved court to housing and had a health inspection done I was found in violation of 9 codes of which she is the cause of 8, broken windows, doors. clogged toilet(i had a plumber out for this 2 weeks ago), broken light fixtures etc. I have been given 10 days to fix, that is impossible what can I do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My guess is that you rent to deadbeats and have not conducted a background credit check. Regardless, there is a book you ought to look into buying. It's called the section 8 Bible. It will give you all sorts of ideas on how to put very little money into your rental and still be in compliance.
For example; Your tenant does not need light fixtures. a simple light bulb will do just as well. If you have a garbage disposal unit in the sink, take it out. There are many other ideas that may work for you. You will love what they suggest you do for carpeting.
Dish washer remove it next time you rent.
Thanks for the advice, it's just frustrating that in this situation the inspection was done 1 day before the original court date and I only found out 2 weeks ago that a neighbor had called the police to break up a party at 2 AM before I even sent the 14 day notice, otherwise I would have included it as a lease violation
Take pictures and submit her information to Do Not Rent To
double trouble
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
I have begun eviction process on a tenant for non pay he has moved the case from district to housing court and also brought in the health dept which found faults with the unit but ones the tenant caused(I have no concrete proof other than his signature on the lease that the apartment was in good condition 6 months ago). After filing for eviction I was made aware by other tenants that they were noisy disrespectful and party animals(I have 3 police reports for calls after 12 AM for excessive noise). My question is can I also send them a 30 notice for lease violations even though I haven't finished one proceeding, and start another without it being considered vindictive due to the health inspector(I did intend to evict them before the tenants complaint) I do have a receipt from a plumber for unclogging a toilet that one week later was found "slow flushing" by the board of health
FarmerJ
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Please continue your posting in the other one you had started a few days ago , You can highlight your post , copy it then use the tools the site has ( padlock ) and lock it and paste into the other thread. Way less confusion this way
is this what farmerj means (like i said i'm new to this)
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
I have begun eviction process on a tenant for non pay he has moved the case from district to housing court and also brought in the health dept which found faults with the unit but ones the tenant caused(I have no concrete proof other than his signature on the lease that the apartment was in good condition 6 months ago). After filing for eviction I was made aware by other tenants that they were noisy disrespectful and party animals(I have 3 police reports for calls after 12 AM for excessive noise). My question is can I also send them a 30 notice for lease violations even though I haven't finished one proceeding, and start another without it being considered vindictive due to the health inspector(I did intend to evict them before the tenants complaint) I do have a receipt from a plumber for unclogging a toilet that one week later was found "slow flushing" by the board of health
FarmerJ
Senior Member
Please continue your posting in the other one you had started a few days ago , You can highlight your post , copy it then use the tools the site has ( padlock ) and lock it and paste into the other thread. Way less confusion this way
is this what farmerj means (like i said i'm new to this)
All ended well Judge asked if I was notified of damages in writing answer was no, asked if damages were preexisting answer yes, asked why she signed off on condition of apartment as being good she said she was in a tough spot and had to to move in. Judge said your in a tough spot now so why should I believe you. The question of the day do you have the money to pay right now? answer: no. See ya round