by AZREIA Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Evictions, Landlord Tenant Law, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law In the past, we have written several articles about the difference between a guarantor and a co-signor. The summary is that a co-signor is someone who is financially liable and signs the lease, and they have a right to live at the property,...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Jan 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Evictions, Landlord Tenant Law, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law It’s the beginning of a new year and a new legislative session. Landlord-tenant bills will be a hot topic in the legislature. A big part of that is based on numerous media reports about the high number of evictions we had in 2023. For...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Dec 1, 2023 | AZREIA, Landlord Tenant Law, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law Let’s imagine that an applicant passes your background screening, signs a lease, and moves in, only to later register as a sex offender. Because different states (e.g., California) report crimes differently, that person’s...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2023 | AZREIA, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant Law, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law In the past few months, our office has seen a significant spike in the number of residents seeking to terminate their lease under the domestic violence statute. We have no idea why this is happening, but it’s important for an owner to know...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Dec 31, 2022 | AZREIA, Landlord Tenant Law, Newsletter, Partial Payment, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law A person would think that if they are becoming a landlord, one of the most important things they can do is make it easy for their residents to pay the rent. You don’t want to make a resident jump through a bunch of hoops, just to get the...
by Maureen Laupp | Mar 26, 2019 | AZREIA, Business Planning, Buy & Hold, Contracts, Creative, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Small Business, Strategy, Tax Law
Making The Impossible Deals Possible, Bill Cook A realtor asked me to show her a real-world example of a deal we did that demonstrates how we make impossible deals possible. No problem, but I ask one favor: As you read this, BEFORE reading how we structured this deal,...
by Maureen Laupp | Mar 19, 2019 | AZREIA, Creative, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord Tenant Law, Rentals, Strategy, Tax Law
Property taxes vary widely across states both in terms of annual taxes paid as well as effective tax rates. In 2017, the difference between average real estate taxes paid by New Jersey and Alabama home owners was nearly $8,000. New Jersey continued its perennial...
by Maureen Laupp | Mar 5, 2019 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Property Manager, Small Business, Strategy
Question: 60 days before my tenants’ lease expires, I always send a renewal letter telling them what their options are: they can sign a new lease, they can stay on a month-to-month lease at a higher rental rate, or they can terminate their lease. Recently, I sent out...
by Maureen Laupp | Jan 17, 2019 | AZREIA, Creative, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Management, Rentals, Strategy
Think it doesn’t happen here? Think again!!! If you have never experienced frozen water pipes, perhaps you do not understand the severity of this situation. When water pipes freeze, the water expands and splits or cracks the pipe. Then, when the water under pressure,...
by Maureen Laupp | Jan 3, 2019 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Small Business, Strategy
Whether its due to an influx of assisted animals or because landlords are becoming more pet-friendly, anecdotally, we have seen an increase in the number of animals in rentals. As a result, we are seeing an increase in incidents involving dog bites and attacks. In...