by Maureen Laupp | Dec 27, 2018 | AZREIA, Credit Reports, Debt Relief, Did You Know..., Investing, Judgements, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Market Changes, Small Business, Strategy
As an investor I like to buy houses for the investment, but the truth is, my real love is technology. I’m amazed at how far the technology has come in cars for example from a horse and buggy to the fully electric Tesla; a lot about cars has changed. For those who grew...
by Maureen Laupp | Dec 20, 2018 | AZREIA, Creative, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals, Strategy, Zona Law Group
Over the years, we at WZP Legal, have presented at AZREIA and written numerous articles for this newsletter, about the importance of fair housing laws. Whenever we give a presentation, AZREIA members come to us with a “quick question” and ask us what is the best thing...
by Maureen Laupp | Dec 13, 2018 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Manager, Rentals, Small Business, Zona Law Group
Question: My tenant moved into my single-family home four months ago and still has not put the utilities in their name, as required by the lease. Can I shut off the power? Answer: In Arizona, there is never a situation where the owner can turn off the power. Under...
by Maureen Laupp | Nov 27, 2018 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals, Strategy, Zona Law Group
Question: My lease automatically goes month-to-month when it expires, unless the tenant or I give notice. If I want to increase the rent, what do I have to do? Answer: An increase in the rent, is basically you terminating the old lease, and starting a new one, using...
by Maureen Laupp | Nov 22, 2018 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Judgements, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Market Changes, Property Management, Rentals, Zona Law Group
Landlords often participate in Section 8 or other subsidized rent programs. They figure that jumping through the extra red tape and government regulations, is worth getting their funds guaranteed on the first of the month. We generally don’t take a position on...
by Maureen Laupp | Nov 20, 2018 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Insurance, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Management, Small Business, State Farm, Strategy
As a rental property investor, you need to have a working knowledge of many different subjects. You may not have to become an expert, but it is good to have a basic understanding when it comes to roofing, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, taxes, insurance, and...
by Maureen Laupp | Oct 2, 2018 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Market Changes, Property Management, Rentals, Zona Law Group
Landlords in Arizona are used to their obligation to collect taxes on the rent that they collect. However, they may not realize that any revenue that they collect, is taxable as well. Such charges should be passed through to the tenant and to do so, it is important...
by Maureen Laupp | Sep 11, 2018 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Zona Law Group
When a new client purchases a property at trustee’s sale… …they often contact us to complete an eviction if the former owner/ occupant won’t leave. In preparing the file, we have our clients complete an eviction request form, which requires the client to...
by Maureen Laupp | Aug 30, 2018 | Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Manager, Zona Law Group
Q: When I send out my security deposit accounting to a tenant, am I required to include all of the invoices I have for the work done? A: This is a common question we get. You are not legally obligated to send the invoices with the security deposit accounting after...
by Maureen Laupp | Aug 21, 2018 | Asset Protection, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Market Changes, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals, Small Business, Zona Law Group
In the June meeting, Mark Zinman gave a presentation on SB 1376, which is a bill he helped draft and testified in support of at the Arizona legislature. SB 1376, which is now codified in A.R.S. 33-1368 and A.R.S. 33-1370, changes several laws regarding storage of a...