If this is in Texas, and depending on the language of your lease, you may be able to issue a Notice of Lease violation.

If this is in Texas, review your Lease, specifically where it discusses requesting repairs, and inform your Landlord in written form about the problem.

We don't recommend tenants making the repairs unless they are authorized to do so by the Lease.

@@LandlordAttorney thank you. I'm not an electrician and if anything happens, I get hurt it's gonna hurt my credibility so I'm just gonna keep monitoring the item and it's operation and if it starts overheating I'll have to have no electricity use in half of my apartment and then contact an attorney and go from there.

@aquaviz4854 Yes, a landlord can sue tenants for property damage after evicting those tenants. The questions for the landlord: 1. Do I know where these tenants now live or work (to serve the new lawsuit on them)? 2. If I win, can I reasonably expect to be able to collect my judgment from them (they have non-exempt property, funds in accessible accounts, the willingness and ability to pay, etc.)?

@@Texas_Made_ a Google search and a phone call often are enough to figure this out, but not all landlords will do this.

@LandlordAttorney true true,lazy and afraid of confronting tenants seems "easier" 🙄

@@Texas_Made_ Slumlords don't screen bc they couldn't care less if the unit is destroyed. They'll just rent it to the next tenant that no one else will rent to. Better a vacant unit than a bad tenant. Of course the bad tenants want nice places to destroy and have no intention of paying rent.

@@aaa-pp I'm glad you think so.

@@AMIR-nm7fo Always confirm

Thanks so much

I think you mean, "This took 4-ever to get to the points."

@@BoomStick4287 Not exactly. You would still need to prove your case to a judge.

Who's Chana?

@@LandlordAttorney shallan's Mother

This applies in states where leases cannot be terminated without cause. Many states require no showing of cause to lawfully terminate a lease.

A late fee cannot attach until the fourth day, but you can send a Notice for nonpayment of rent. Here's a video on the topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDNaqCjlLCXo8U

Why not find a new landlord?

Here in Texas, if the Tenant has a justified medical basis for the animal, and if the landlord can make a reasonable accommodation, they would have to consider the Tenant and could not reject them on the basis of the animal. However, if taking on the Tenant means that the landlord lose her insurance protection, can that measure really be considered "reasonable"? My guess is, probably not, and rejection on the basis of the insurance limitation would likely be acceptable.

@@LandlordAttorney thank you so much for that thoughtful response! I told my investment group about your YT channel. I really like it and I hope it's wildly successful for you!

Is this rental unit located in Texas?

@@pinkorganichorse Unfortunately, no.

@@kitchow5317 That's a great strategy.

@@adrianjimenez6034 You're very welcome

@melpixie5480 No. That's not true. Sure, doorstops are helpful, but the tenant doesn't have the right to open a door so forcefully that the door knob breaks through the wall. A scuff, a dent, sure, but once the wall is broken through, that's crossing a literal line.

@@LandlordAttorney if a door doesn't have a door stop, it only takes a gust of wind or a slightly exuberant opening to cause a dent in the wall (depending what the wall is made out of). A doorstop is less than $10. Granted rules are different in there compared to Australia (we can't hang pictures, only 3M hooks), but surely where a door can make contact with a wall a door stop is the bare minimum

Wrong. So wrong. Doorknob through the wall happens all the time with bad tenants. They will smash the door so hard it will break a hinge door stopper. Many times the stopper will end up embedded in the door. And they'll just leave it like that and keep ramming. Don't even think about putting a stopper on the baseboard. That's breaking off the first time them run a vacuum. That is - IF - they own a vacuum. Many seemingly don't. Think you're going to put up one of those plastic wall shield discs directly on the wall to block the doorknob? Think again. They gonna Hulk smash it right through that as well.

@@chrisflores4788 You see. That sounds unreasonable to me.

@@ChaserX17 What does hand wringing literally sound like?

@@LandlordAttorney Scientists say that only those who own one property or less can hear it.

You're clueless dude. It's actually hundreds of dollars, not counting tools, time, and labor.

@@imbrue002 if you think it costs that much, maybe get a better property manager, or do it yourself

@@ChaserX17 😂I've been doing this for over 20 years bro. Allow me to break down the cost for you: $13.84 Bag of 45 minute hot mud $14.98 12 in. Stainless Steel Mud Pan $11.98 6 in. Flexible Steel Putty Knife $10.98 2 in. Steel Spiral Mixer $24.00 All Purpose Ready-Mixed Joint Compound $42.99 Zozen Drywall Skimming Blade 32in $6.91 FibaFuse 2-1/16 in in. x 250 ft. White Paperless Drywall Joint Tape $7.82 3M Angled Sanding Sponge $13.83 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. UltraLight Drywall (for California patches) $99.98 Ridgid Shop Vac Wet Dry Vacuum $31.80 Hyde Tools 09165 Drywall Hand 6-Foot Hose Dust-Free Vacuum Sander, 6' $12.97 3M 4-3/16 in. x 11-1/4 in. 120 Grit Drywall Sanding Screens $12.98 3-1/4 in. x 8-3/4 in. Drywall Hand Sander $19.99 Bates- Extension Pole, 2.4 to 6 Ft $46.98 3M Multi-Purpose P100 Half Face Respirator $18.48 3M P100 Particulate Filters (2 pair) $4.35 1-1/4 in. x 8 ft. Metal Corner Bead $7.74 #12-1/2 x 1-3/8 in. Bright Steel Ring Shank Drywall Nails $7.28 #6 x 1-5/8 in. #2 Phillips Bugle Head Coarse Thread Drywall Screw $4.98 Goo Gone 8 oz. Pro Power Adhesive Remover $2.97 Sponge Add that up for me. Oh and don't forget: Random hand tools Primer Paint (wall and ceiling) Rollers & holder Brushes Paint trays Drop cloth Safety glasses Drill Ladders Time Labor

That's potentially an opportunity for the tenant to exercise their rights against the landlord, but that tenant can also generally terminate a month-to-month lease with a written 30-day notice of termination.

@@tuvoca825 Agreed

The worst humanity has to offer

He's literally explaining what's ordinary and what isn't. He's right about everything he's saying. Do you punch holes in your walls?

@Conor1995-lo2mp I'm not sure you get how stealing works. You may have shaken your head too hard after this video.

Dude literally saying to NOT pursue picture holes 😂

I've seen them be pretty crappy on both sides. Had one claim my ex wife and I destroyed their home (we didn't, but it wasn't flawless) and kept the whole deposit. We found out ONE month after we moved that they stopped making payments a year before and the house was already foreclosed on, the bank was a week away from evicting us.

This

@@humanwithaplaylist I don't think you get how leeches work. Landlords literally host tenants.

​@LandlordAttorney when people say "host" they mean having some friends over, not pumping every working person they can for 30% of their income instead of contributing to society themselves.

​@@LandlordAttorneyLast I checked it was the tenant that gets their resources drained and gets abused by a creature that provides very little to society. What would you call something that is sort of a pest on society and drains vital resources...and you represent these things. There is a strong change of events, a revolution if you will, and it's coming. You sir are on the wrong side of history and I hope that the money makes it worth your soul.

@@vrijmatipersaud1256 Thanks

@@vrijmatipersaud1256 I appreciate that so much.

@aquaviz4854 Yes, this can be done, but I'd make the plan short and let them know that, if they breach the payment plan, you would still be able to come after them for those fees in a lawsuit.

@i2isagrl The small claims court is meant to provide a low-cost option for the public. The key for the tenant is preserving a before and after record of the condition of the property. That can be as simple as a few dozen cell phone pictures, video, eye witnesses, receipts, etc.

@@robertdavis3433 Best of luck to you!

Wrong!

@@JerryGarciaPOBox Everyone wants the money from baboons.To get the money means more time in court dealing with lowlife's. If the fix is simple then make it. Better for both to move on to the next baboon.

I rented a place with wood paneling in part of the living room. The owner told us we could hang all the pictures we wanted but no holes in the wood paneling. (It was an old farmhouse built by her grandfather who had cut and installed the paneling himself fifty years ago so it had great sentimental value to her). We complied and got our deposit back, no problems. That’s the best kind of due diligence, make the terms very clear.

@@markfergerson2145 I know what you're talking about. The laws are too ambiguous for renters and landlords.The phrase "normal wear and tear" is not clear. To stay out of court I gave them back their deposit. What's better than that

You may want to set up a P.O. Box.

It's about documentation. Upon Landlord's request, the Tenant should supply documentation from a licensed medical professional indicating the medical need for an emotion support animal.

If they have been in the property for 16 years, it is likely due a renovation anyway.

You end up painting if they only stay 1 year. That's not the point.

@@frainy345 That's actually pretty accurate. If the place needed a coat of paint just because a lot of time passed, then that can't be charged to the tenant.

Again, I'm not talking about paint. Rooms can be so bad that you have to skim coat the entire face of every wall with joint compound and sand. Sounds to me like its another one of these gray area "depends on how the judge is feeling that day" rules.