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I am renting out a room in my house.
A tenant signed a 12 month lease with me, a $400 deposit is required,
but she doesn't have check with her at time of signing, so I ask her
to come back with the check the next week. An hour after she left,
she called and told me she changed her mind. Can I hold her liable
for any damages, lost rent ??
I do have her SSN and address.
Paula
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Jess wrote:
I am renting out a room in my house.
A tenant signed a 12 month lease with me, a $400 deposit is required,
but she doesn't have check with her at time of signing, so I ask her
to come back with the check the next week. An hour after she left,
she called and told me she changed her mind. Can I hold her liable
for any damages, lost rent ??
I do have her SSN and address.
Paula
What lost rent?
You just advertise the space is available again.
It is your home, not a commercial operation.
You may not have any legal recourse for that reason.
You should check your state's tenants/landlord laws before seeking court
action.
At least speak with an attorney.
If I had my way, any one who wants to become a landlord would first have to
pass a licensing test in the same fashion any real estate agent does.
That way, most of these questions would not be asked because the landlord
should know the answer.
Just curious, why do you ask for the SSN?
Do you have any effect on her income? If not, you may not have the right to
even know what it is.
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I am renting out a room in my house.
A tenant signed a 12 month lease with me, a $400 deposit is required,
but she doesn't have check with her at time of signing, so I ask her
to come back with the check the next week. An hour after she left,
she called and told me she changed her mind. Can I hold her liable
for any damages, lost rent ??
I do have her SSN and address.
Paula, please ignore "Richard". He's just the resident unemployed,
un-educated wannabe-lawyer, who's still bitter about landlords from being
evicted from his trailer park.
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qmqm@she.com (Jess) wrote in news:332dd43b.0403171050.7113dc65
@posting.google.com:
I am renting out a room in my house.
A tenant signed a 12 month lease with me, a $400 deposit is required,
but she doesn't have check with her at time of signing, so I ask her
to come back with the check the next week. An hour after she left,
she called and told me she changed her mind. Can I hold her liable
for any damages, lost rent ??
I do have her SSN and address.
What exactly are your damaged? If the tenant backed out of the deal the
same day, I assume that you still have whatever advertising still in place.
I don't like to get jerked around any more than you do, but my advice would
be to forget about it and find another renter.
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I don't think the fact that this is a house makes this anymore so less
important than an apartment owned by a landlord with greater capital. If
anything, the detriment you will suffer will be worse because it is probably
more difficult to get another buyer. Additionally, the money and time you
invested will have been your own and your own alone. The tenant probably
knew that and took advantage of the fact you are on your own.
Unless there is a specific contractual penalty for breach (like an extra
month's rent, which is common) then you can only expect rent until you can
find a new tenant, and you have to make a sincere effort to find a
replacement. And I'm ignoring all your area's laws, so look them up!
I am renting out a room in my house.
A tenant signed a 12 month lease with me, a $400 deposit is required,
but she doesn't have check with her at time of signing, so I ask her
to come back with the check the next week. An hour after she left,
she called and told me she changed her mind. Can I hold her liable
for any damages, lost rent ??
I do have her SSN and address.
Paula
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