I have a tenant living in my rental property that is a single family home. This is located in Westminster, CA. They have been living there since 2016 and I have never given them notice of the AB 1482 exemption. I am trying to have them move out so that I can sell the property and they brought up their tenant rights in AB 1482. Is it too late for me to give the notice now? If not, how can I go about serving them the exemption notice, and then the 60 day move out notice after that?

Tenant 1: Has multiple non-violent felonies, no eviction history but they don't have rental history either. They have no credit, but they make well over 10 times the rent per month and have no debt.

Tenant 2: Has 3 pets and 3 kids. They had one eviction but it was over 5 years ago. They barely make enough income to qualify them.

Who would you rather rent a 2bdr house to?

Our rentals back on the market after nine years and in that time a lot of things have changed.
Need recommendations for listing our rental and programs to use for credit checks and backgrounds and all that good stuff
Thanks

My unit has been sitting vacant for almost four months. My realtor hasn’t brought in many serious potential tenants, and their contract ends in October. I’m leaning toward not renewing and trying to advertise it myself.
I’ve already lowered the rent, but my realtor says the market is just slow and there are about six other units available in my community.

For those who have successfully rented out property on their own, where did you get the best leads? Zillow, Apartments.com, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, or somewhere else? Also, any tips for making the listing stand out and attracting serious tenants?

We have had our home about 6 years. Bought it when interest rates were crazy low. 2.6% int. and mortgage 1400/mo. 3 br, bonus room, garage, in gated community. Up and up area in central NC. Home value has increased including rent.

We won’t be here much longer. Maybe 1-3 years tops. I hate to let the home go, and want it to be an investment property. We have replaced so much on the home (roof, deck, added fence, HVAC, carpets, etc) that it feels we’re just giving it away to sell it in the current market. It’s also a safety net for us, as it’s a very affordable home.

All that being said, we have no experience leasing property. Not impressed with local prop managers (plug and chug formula, not what I’m looking for). Looking into some boutique agencies or doing it myself. I want to be involved should we rent it, but am also extremely worried about getting in over my head, and landing in a bad situation. Money is not a concern at this point, just wanting to keep our home, possibly find a good property manager, and a great tenant. We are in no hurry to fill the home immediately when we leave, and want to take time to put the right safeguards up and the right tenant. A friend told me the other day if you want to rent your home, you have to let go. Best scenario is you rent it and you move far away and let whatever happens happen. Don’t rent if you’re emotionally tied to the home. I do feel invested in the house, so maybe this isn’t for me…but I can’t help but feel there has to be a way.

All and any advice or wake up call appreciated.

We’ve rented the same house for about four years. The house is 120 years old, so obviously I don’t expect it to be perfect. I actually really like our property management company and we have a good relationship with them. My frustration is more with the actual owner, who seems pretty reluctant to approve repairs/spend money on the house.

One of the bigger issues right now is the windows. I’ve reported issues with multiple windows over the years. They’re super drafty, we get a ton of ice buildup on them in the winter, and one of the living room windows is actually broken and has been for quite a while. I can literally feel the draft while I’m sitting on the couch.

The property management company did have a window company contact me in the spring/summer. They called to schedule a time to come out, but then never followed up. Even then, they were only planning to fix the one broken window, not address any of the other windows I’ve mentioned.

Now we’re heading into winter again and I’m looking at our hydro bill thinking about how much it’s going to cost to keep this place warm.

We also have ongoing moisture issues. During our first winter here, we were given a dehumidifier for the basement and told to run it continuously. It runs 24/7 and we’ve been paying the electricity for it for four years.

There have been a few other situations that have added to my frustration with the owner. This summer we had water getting into our bedroom and it got to the point that there were literally mushrooms growing out of the baseboard. His initial suggestion was basically to put another dehumidifier in the bedroom. Thankfully, they did eventually do the actual exterior/wall repairs that were needed.

More recently, we had work done around our kitchen sink and the person doing the work wanted to replace the sink because of its condition. The owner didn’t want to approve a new one, so the old sink stayed. Now it’s leaking.

So I guess that’s where my frustration is coming from. It feels like the cheapest/temporary solution tends to be the first choice, but we’re the ones living with the consequences of it.

I’m thinking about emailing the property management company and asking if the owner would be willing to cover SOME of our additional hydro costs, either as a monthly contribution or rent credit. I’m absolutely not asking him to pay our whole hydro bill. We’d obviously have heating/electricity costs regardless.

I’m talking about the extra cost of trying to heat a house with extremely drafty windows, plus the electricity for a dehumidifier we’ve specifically been asked to run 24/7 because of moisture issues with the house.

I also understand that it’s basically winter now and they’re probably not going to be able to suddenly replace a bunch of windows. I’m trying to be realistic about that.

We take good care of the house, report issues when they come up, make ourselves available whenever contractors need access, etc. I’m also not trying to start a fight with the property management company because I genuinely like them and would happily rent another property through them when we eventually move.

I’m just getting tired of feeling like we’re absorbing the costs of the owner not wanting to put money into his property.

Would you think this was a reasonable request from a long-term tenant? And if not, what would you consider a fair solution?

TL;DR: We’ve rented a 100+ year old house for four years. The windows are extremely drafty, one is broken, and we’ve been paying to run a dehumidifier 24/7 for four years because of moisture issues. We’ve also dealt with water damage bad enough that mushrooms grew out of our bedroom baseboard, and there seems to be a pattern of the owner choosing the cheapest/temporary fix. Would it be unreasonable to ask him to contribute toward the extra hydro costs caused by these issues?

Kendall County

We're new landlords and we go through a managment company who got a maintenence request for a broken screen door.

Renters want it replaced but we said no and we proceeded with removing the door.

Now they're demanding a storm door stating that because the door was included with the property, its obligated to them.

Advice?

Good morning all I have a quick inquiry that I'm hoping most won't mind helping with. To those landlords that don't accept vouchers or those whom are hesitant about it, what would change your mind? In your eyes what would be the ideal voucher candidate for you if there is one? I'm a voucher holder and I want to cast a wide net and approach landlords or smaller management's that might not be familiar with our turned off by the idea of accepting a voucher holding tenant. What could I possibly say, explain, show them that would ease any worries.

I know some flat out will say no regardless, but to those that might say yes... what would be the best approach? Should I lead with the voucher amount and portion?

Thank you all in advance

Upon move in, kitchen kinda gross with food drips/splatters/crumbs all about. Now I’m very upset with what appears to be mold on the dishwasher drawers. How do I proceed with asking my landlord of 1 month to fix this without sounding like an asshole?

I’ve had an LLC for years for my few rental properties, my personal credit is great and I would like to start building a credit profile for my business LLC. I know that not all credit card companies report your business credit to the credit bureaus, right ??

I’m at a point in my business where I don’t currently need any debt, but I would like to start building the credit anyway. How can I do this? Which credit cards should I look into?

I'm a relatively small landlord (10 doors), and the property in question is a modest single family home (3 Bedrooms/1 Bathroom) on slab.

My long term tenant "John" has been living on the property for eight years and has always been a reliable and communicative tenant. When he first moved in he had a great credit score, good career, presented very well, and always kept the house in great condition.

He continues to be a reliable low maintenance tenant that pays his rent on time but over the years his life and living conditions have changed, and I'm beginning to get concerned about the potential condition of the house. He married a woman with kids from a previous relationship who now live in the home, gave up his career, and just generally doesn't seem to taking great care of himself.

The times that I've gone to the house for scheduled visits everything looked fine but workers who have gone out for emergency maintenance calls have mentioned that the house was extremely dirty and that there were trash and beer bottles everywhere, etc. He continues to pay his rent on time and doesn't often reach out to me, but he's become harder to communicate with and has been pushing back on any regular maintenance that requires inside access so I suspect that the house is probably hoarded and/or extremely dirty.

Now that I've painted the picture... I guess my question is... Should I just look the other way and plan on doing a major overhaul of this property when he eventually leaves (which I was already planning to do anyway), or should I take a more aggressive approach now and force an inspection which may likely result in a notice to cure or quit.

Normally I'd go with the later but this guys has always been reliable and will probably live there another decade if I don't bother him and just make my peace with the fact that the house will probably be in s**t condition when I eventually get it back.

I'm going back to my old aparment building and renting from my old landlord. He really likes me and wants me as a tenant. Previously I lived in #5 which had a couple german roaches that were coming from the neighboring unit, #6. I was very clean and did my best to handle the roaches myself.

Towards the end of my lease, the neighbors in #6 moved out and my landlord took it over and did a deep cleaning. When that happened I stopped seeing roaches.

Two years later I'm trying to move into #6 which was previously the source of the infestation, but has had my landlord living in it for a couple years now and has had the carpets stripped and replaced with hard wood. It looks clean as well.

My landlord has never admitted the pest problem and seems hesitant to talk about it over text for obvious reasons.

I want to ask him for a clause in the lease that states if pests are found, professional pest control will be provided. He wants me to do a 12month/60 day notice and I'm going to ask for 10month/30 day notice. I'm also thinking if I could ask him to get a professional pest control inspection before I move in.

He really wants me as a tenant so I have leverage. I also really would like to move back there. I want to be fair to both of us.

I need to relocate out of state for a new job and I’m renting out my primary residence. Leads this time of year have been weak, so I was glad to get one strong applicant. I’d like a gut check on whether he’s safe to lease to.

The good:

• 13+ years with the same large employer, recently promoted

He is relocating

• for the job with a ~50% raise, about $13K/month gross (more than 3x rent)
• Property manager reports zero late payments on his mortgage and student loan
• Offered a cosigner and an extra security deposit

The flag:

• He disclosed up front that he filed Chapter 13 earlier this year. His score dropped from ~680 to ~600. He says he has never missed a payment and can’t take on new debt, and that his budget is set by the plan.

Over the next one year they plan to sell their current primary house and then buy another one here and end my lease.
My questions:

1. For those who’ve rented to someone in Chapter 13, how did it go? Any late rent or surprises when the plan changed?
2. Doesn’t selling a house during an active Chapter 13 need trustee or court approval? Should I ask for proof of that before signing?
3. Does a cosigner actually help? I’ve read that the Chapter 13 codebtor stay might limit collecting from the cosigner.
4. What would you ask for before approving: plan documents, trustee confirmation, extra deposit, ACH autopay?

For people who don't know, that's a tactic I've heard some landlords use with problem tenants who simply won't leave. They bring in a "tenant" whose sole purpose is to be obnoxious and annoying in order to motivate the existing tenant to leave.

Is this legal?

Hey Landlords!

Looking for some advice. I wanted to see if any of you would've charged me for my carpet? My lease had no move out fee for my carpet or any stipulation for needing to clean it so I just vacuumed it really well. Landlord is trying to hit me for damages but the image she provided was just a picture taken in the hallway. These are the ones I took before I turned over my keys Aug 28th. (Lease was up Aug 31st)

I've never been charged for damage before and I even filled and spackled my holes (my LL and maintenance director asked me to do that.) I was told I didn't need to texture or paint so I didn't do that but I'm really irked about the carpet situation.

I did have water intrusion from the AC closet next to my bedroom in July 2026 and I moved out August 2026. I didn't even get the notice until Oct 10th (it's even postmarked Oct 8th.)

I have an applicant who is here for a contract job for 2 years. They asked if I will give them a rent break for signing a longer lease? They asked for $200 monthly.

I’m of the mindset to say yes when I can but more inclined for a much smaller amount. My rent is on the lower side for the area already.

Thoughts?

I'm a student and I'm trying to understand how small property management companies work. I've talked to a few managers, now I want to hear from landlords.

If you have a PM, what bugs you the most? Is it slow repairs, not hearing back, surprise bills, something else?

And if you fired your PM, what was the last straw?

Not selling anything, just curious. Thanks in advance.

This might sound silly.. but out of goodwill during lease renewal, I offered to renovate two things in the house. The tenant asked for LVP and tub surround, which I agreed.

During the work, I misunderstood the tub surround work as a simple caulk job. Which I did. The tenant got upset and felt I was trying to pull one over them. I apologized and said I’d do the expected work. During the same time, LVP was then updated and the tenant was happy about that work. I asked my PM to then do the tub work, but they said their contractor is busy for another month. I assumed they communicated this to the tenant, but at the same time the PM then said that the tenant seems happy and hadn’t asked for the tub work again.

The tenant has been good, 12 year being there, pays on time all the time. I candidly forgot about the tub work as the PM said they would schedule it, and it’s now been a few months. The tenant hasn’t asked, PM didn’t schedule it, but it suddenly resurfaced in my mind and feel like I should bring it back up. However I worry the tenant is upset that it’s been so long if reminded. The only reason I’d also bring it up is because I would prefer the tenant resigns lease in a year.

That said, should I bring it up anyway even if it risks them getting upset now but does show good will for renewal?

I use apartments.com for my tenant payment portal and for applications + background checks, but I also have it listed on Zillow since more people use that. I've only had scam inquiries on apartments.com so far, and unqualified applicants on Zillow who just seem to be spamming every listing whether it meets their needs or not. Until today, when I received an inquiry from a person who SEEMS to tick all the boxes - however, I can find no record of this person's name existing in my state. They want to tour the apartment and honestly I'm a little uncomfortable showing it to someone who may be using a fake identity? They filled out the preliminary "renter profile" on Zillow, but I don't know if Zillow requires any form of identification at all for that. It's just their name, number of occupants, a self-reported monthly income, self-reported estimated credit score, whether they have pets, and whether they "need parking." That's it.

I made a Google form "pre-showing questionnaire," basically a pared down rental application without asking for their social security number. It asks for their drivers license or other identification number, but should I ask them to upload a picture of their ID/passport instead? Just not feeling super comfortable with all the scams out there. This could be someone who is moving to California from elsewhere and be totally legit but otherwise, who knows what they're up to. I've had some bizarre scam inquiries so far so I am on edge about meeting in person, as a small, frail disabled person. Thanks for any advice that is legal in California...

My former landlord sent a move-out accounting listing charges substantially higher than the security deposit. The letter says the deposit is being retained, but does not request payment of the difference, provide a payment deadline, or mention legal action.

I disagree with some charges but am not currently seeking the deposit back, and to be honest, it has been a contentious situation ending our long-term tenancy so I'd rather just walk away and be done with everything.

For landlords: do you sometimes send an accounting like this simply to document retaining the deposit, without intending to collect the balance? If you intend to pursue the difference, would you normally make a separate payment demand?

Is there a reason for a tenant to respond when no additional payment has been requested?

My property is in Southeast Michigan/Metro Detroit Would appreciate any recommendations from landlords who have worked with someone they trust in this area. Thank you

My husband and I are first time home owners. We own a multifamily property and want to rent out the second unit. The unit that we don’t live in needs insulation and a bit of other rehab. There is a program in our city that is willing to pay for the repairs to be done, BUT, only if you are willing to accept tenants on HUD (and/or section 8) for 10 years.

Has anyone done a program such as this or simply had a tenant who was on section 8 or HUD living in your home as an owner occupied landlord? We did not sign up for the program yet, but I did request more information because we would really like to get our second unit rented out to help us pay mortgage. We can pay the mortgage on our own, but having a tenant would definitely help even if them being on section 8 means they wouldn’t pay the whole mortgage payment because they said we have to agree to charging based on their income.

I will certainly be learning more about the program before I sign anything or agree to anything, but I want to know what other people’s experiences have been.

When filing taxes, under what expense do you put mortgage insurance? Under insurance or intrest or another catagory?