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PROPERLY EXECUTING A WRIT OF POSSESSION |
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The day of reckoning has come, and you have a
Final Judgment of Possession. You advise your attorney to get
the sheriff out to the property to give you possession. $70.00
is paid, the sheriff serves the Writ of Possession, and you are
scheduled to meet the sheriff at the premises to gain
possession. Can anything go wrong now? You bet.
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for
proper Writ Execution techniques and tips.
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IMPORTANCE
OF UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION |
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A successful
property manager is one who knows that she must be able to
communicate in order to properly manage property. No problem you
say. The file has all the contact information. The problem is
that the contact information is old, incorrect or otherwise
useless. You now need to track the tenant or owner down, but
cannot, resulting in you having to make a risky decision or no
decision at all.
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to see if
your information is up to date.
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DID THE TENANT REALLY SURRENDER THE PREMISES? |
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 A
set of keys has been returned by one of your tenants. There are
two tenants on the lease, and both have signed the lease. You
have not received rent this month. The property is checked, and
it appears that the tenants have indeed vacated. Some personal
items are left behind, the electricity is off, and mail is
strewn on the floor. You take possession, clean out the unit and
a tenant on the lease suddenly appears a week later, stating he
did not give you possession and is asking you where his
belongings are. Do we have a problem?
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to see what
surrender really means.
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PARTY AND PICTURES QUICK TIP |
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Big blow out party over the weekend for the third time and you
want to take action? Don’t destroy the evidence that we will
need for the eviction case or Seven Day Notice of Termination.
Pictures of the beer bottles, cigarette butts, empty cups, pizza
boxes, trash and broken glass in the breezeway and parking areas
will significantly help us convince the judge that there are
serious continued unreasonable disturbances by the tenant that
warrant termination. We want to prove that the events are not
the small, peaceful, quiet gatherings as the tenant will try to
portray them.
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THE HOMEOWNER’S OFFICIAL ADDRESS |
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Your tenant receives a violation notice from Code Enforcement
and promptly discards it in the front yard along with the rusty
bike, car transmission and old couch. You then find out that the
owner is being charged a $250.00 per day penalty. What happened?
Why didn’t the original violation notice go to the owner in
Minnesota?
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to avoid address issues.
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HOW OUR
OFFICE OPERATES |
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Many people
ask us how to “become a client”. It is simple. If you need legal
work performed, you simply give us a call or send over your
issue by email or fax. You do not need to “sign up” as a client
or pay a retainer in most cases if you are a property manager.
We never begin legal work until it is discussed with you, you
agree to what we are going to do, and you know what the price
will be. We realize this sounds odd, but we have an odd type of
business, representing a large number of clients in their
landlord/tenant law needs on an “as needed” basis. We do not
believe in gimmicks, games, processing fees, postage charges,
copying charges or any other hidden charges which often will
increase your costs. No surprises!
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FORECLOSURE
AVOIDANCE |
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Are you or is
someone you know facing foreclosure? Get the knowledge
you need to be able to make an educated decision in the
foreclosure process without the high costs associated with
attorneys. The Deed In Reduction™ & Modification In Lieu™
Programs are designed with a do-it-yourself approach to
equip consumers with the tools they need to either tender the
deed back to the lender or negotiate a loan modification that
creates win-win situations for all parties.
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for
info on Deed
in ReductionTM and Modification in LieuTM by attorney Kevin Jursinski.
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THE FAIR HOUSING CORNER -
“WHAT IS A
REFUSAL?”
By Cathy L. Lucrezi, Attorney at Law |
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 Everyone
understands it is wrong to say “No” because of an applicant’s
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or
handicap. Fewer people understand that a refusal can
take forms other than the straightforward “No”. A landlord
might be engaging in unlawful discrimination without even
realizing it.
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to
understand a "Refusal".
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