Landlord Question and Answer Forum
I have a Real Estate Agent leasing my home. She has done a lot of remodeling without my permission. Then she deducts it from her rent and refuses to pay. In the lease it states she has to have permission in writing from me, which she has never had. What can I do? I have already sent her a non-renewal of her lease, but now she won't pay the rent due without deducting over half.
Alicia L, WA on Monday, June 20, 2011
RE: Tenant remodeling without permission
Basically your tenant is not paying their rent. Start a non-payment of rent court case by first sending proper notice including the total amount due. After notice period expires then file in your local court for eviction.
Posted by
Donna , NC
on
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
RE: Tenant remodeling without permission
Thank you Lisa. I have sent her a 3-Day pay or evacate...as my home is in Washington State & I work in Alaska. This will be the second one, as I had to do the same last month. She paid right away last time, but not this.
Can they get away with remodeling, even if it is in my lease it is not acceptable without written permission, which I have not given her..? She does not plan to pay for anything she has done!
Posted by
Alicia L, WA
on
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
RE: Tenant remodeling without permission
No, they can't get away with remodeling (especially without your permission) and then trying to deduct that from the rent. They can only get that if they have an agreement with you (preferably written as verbal is extremely hard to verify if one party says it never happened).
Posted by
Eric D, NH
on
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
RE: Tenant remodeling without permission
Thank you Eric D. To date, 28th, she has still refused to pay the rest of the rent. She is RE agent with Windermere in Washington....amazing. Thank you!
Posted by
Alicia L, WA
on
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Author:
Sheri B, MA
Updated:
05/24/2016
|
Author:
margarita k,
Updated:
02/19/2021
|
Author:
Thomas M. K, NC
Updated:
02/02/2016
|
Author:
MelissaAndMartha O, NC
Updated:
04/03/2019
|
Author:
Johni M, FL
Updated:
01/21/2013
|
The forum is completely free to anyone! If you wish to post a message, you must
log in. If you are not registered already,
Join today to create a free account!
Any comments and opinions that are expressed by the users of this forum are solely
those of the authors, and have not been reviewed or approved by ezLandlordForms.