by AZREIA Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Legally Speaking, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law Question: I own a small apartment community with 20 doors. It is built in the shape of a square with a pool in the middle. We have had problems at night with people in the pool disturbing residents trying to sleep. We don’t know who is...
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 | May 31, 2024 | AZREIA, Legally Speaking, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law Question: I had an applicant apply for a home that I had listed on a few different websites. This home should have been listed for $2,424.00 however, due to a typo, the home was actually listed for $2,242.00 – basically a $200 difference. Can...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | May 31, 2024 | AZREIA, Newsletter, Squatters Bill, Tenant Law, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law There has been a lot of coverage on social media lately of squatters and their depriving property owners of possession of their property. Florida was the first state to address this issue and created a bill to expedite the process of removing...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | May 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Legally Speaking, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law Question: I have a resident whose lease ended in 10/2023 and has been on month-to-month (MTM) since at the rate of $2,200. We recently made an increase and provided over a 60-day notice of the increase in MTM charge to $2,600. He is now...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | May 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Fair Housing, Law, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law April was fair housing month, and in support of fair housing, AZREIA held a panel discussion on the scope of fair housing laws along with their impact on investors and owners. Like fair housing laws themselves, the conversation covered a wide...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Apr 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Legally Speaking, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law Question: We have a former resident who has been emailing several times requesting her deposit. We had filed an eviction against her for non-payment of rent, but we dismissed it when she turned in the keys. Do I owe her deposit back since we...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Apr 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Fair Housing, Law, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman| Zona Law Fair housing issues have become more prominent in our industry in the past few years. Thankfully, investors and managers are taking this seriously and putting more of a focus on fair housing education and training. Zona Law attorneys are a big...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Mar 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Fair Housing, Newsletter, Tenant Law, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman| Zona Law Fair housing issues have become more prominent in our industry in the past few years. Thankfully, investors and managers are taking this seriously and putting more of a focus on fair housing education and training. Zona Law attorneys are a big...
by AZREIA Editorial Team | Mar 1, 2024 | AZREIA, Legally Speaking, Newsletter, Zona Law Group
By Mark Zinman | Zona Law Question: We have a former resident who has been emailing several times requesting her deposit. We had filed an eviction against her for non-payment of rent, but we dismissed it when she turned in the keys. Do I owe her deposit back since we...