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ApartmentAssoc· A forum to discuss rental property
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good ideas thanks for them, you are a smart lady ! ! going to try that     What is life? It is a flash of a firefly in the night. It is a breath of a...
... In Wisconsin you do not need a special provision to inspect. Tenants do not have to be present either. You do need to give proper notice. I Check units...
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Dee Ann
DEANIE-BOP@...
Feb 1, 2011 6:28 pm
Even though you do not need a special clause for entry, I have one. It has deterred more than one shady character from renting our places.One less headache for...
Dee Ann - would you mind sharing the wording of your clause for landlord entry? Lee McFarland...
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Dee Ann
DEANIE-BOP@...
Feb 1, 2011 8:58 pm
very basic, Lee: "allow landlord or their agents, with notice, to make (a) inspections of the unit, (b) repairs/improvements, and to show the unit." Some...
I have a tenant who moved in 10/16/2010. She is a very young attorney, maybe out of school 2-3 years (at the most). Since she moved in she has been a true...
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John S. Pinto
pinto@...
Feb 4, 2011 4:32 pm
When you showed the apartment, she should have seen the ceiling fans, hand painted stencil etc. If she had problems with these items and any others that were...
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Dee Ann
DEANIE-BOP@...
Feb 4, 2011 4:59 pm
oh dear, I am stressing just reading your post. Curious to know if you removed the ceiling fan or painted over thestencils? Also how does she keep her unit?...
Hi Marcia, I can sympathize with you on this one, I had a tenant that called when a spider was in the bathtub, an ant crawled across the floor. When the...
what is considered a fair rate to charge the tenant for cleanup and repairs done by us. This is not normal wear and tear, it is huge holes in the sheet rock,...
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Dee Ann
DEANIE-BOP@...
Feb 4, 2011 9:35 pm
Before a tenant signs the lease, I give them a list of repairs and how much it would cost tomake the repair. Many items have a statement next to them "based on...
There is always going to the attorney board she belongs to and file a complaint....
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Karen
karen.rentalmanager1@...
Feb 4, 2011 9:38 pm
One thing I am concerned about is that she is emailing you but refuses to put anything in writing. I think by law such things have to be in writing still,...
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Karen
karen.rentalmanager1@...
Feb 4, 2011 9:38 pm
As manager I get $20 /hr and my boss the owner gets $40 - $45. If you hire it out, you may not end up ever getting any thing so of course it behooves you to do...
I know exactly what you are going through: You may have the tenant from hell which is an attorney, but I have two. Marcia, like you one just passed the bar...
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Tom Christensen
tomc@...
Feb 4, 2011 9:53 pm
Kristi, If I'm doing the work, I also get a written estimate, sometimes even after work is done so I know exactly what needs to be covered, from someone in my ...
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Tom Christensen
tomc@...
Feb 4, 2011 9:53 pm
Good idea. We attach House Rules to each lease, and have tenants initial each page, and sign the last one. We include a list of standard repairs and what...
The one tenant will not call me back and I have left several messages, even tho they still owe rent and utilities in addtion to the damage, the other tenant...
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pacfan2468@...
Feb 4, 2011 10:57 pm
If you do the work u can not charge a wage. You can only take the materials if u have receipts. Or u hire someone to do the work. Sent from my Verizon Wireless...
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Mai Zong Vue
maizongvue@...
Feb 5, 2011 12:05 am
Thanks, Dee Ann. Yes, if you can share your plumber that would be great...I have not found a reliable and reasonable one yet.  mai zong ... From: Dee Ann...
Good idea. One of the things too was that the linoleum had a huge chunk out of it about a foot and a half and they had just covered it over with a rug, Things...
Several others said you can charge 20 to 30, are you sure you cannot charge, I don't think that is right     What is life? It is a flash of a firefly...
The statement previously made, "If you do the work u can not charge a wage. You can only take the materials if u have receipts. Or u hire someone to do the...
I checked the state of Wisonsin and you can charge the tenant as long as it is reasonable so that is why I had asked what people charged thanks     ...
From what I understand, the landlord's time is worth nothing. You cannot charge for your time, just materials. You much hire and pay someone to do the work. ...
... What I've seen in Milwaukee County Small Claims Court over the years is mixed. Some Court Commissioners accept §704.07(3)(a) [below] as applying and...
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pacfan2468@...
Feb 5, 2011 1:54 am
In wisconsin u can't charge for your own labor. Only materials if you have a receipt. Or if u hire someone and have a invoice. Sent from my Verizon Wireless...