Comments on: How to rent a house with a lease? http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/how-to-rent-a-house-with-a-lease/ Sell your house fast with Sell House Fast Mon, 28 May 2012 03:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: gafpromise http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/how-to-rent-a-house-with-a-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-626 gafpromise Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:26:04 +0000 http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/how-to-rent-a-house-with-a-lease/#comment-626 Do you mean you are the tenant or the landlord? Generally a landlord requires a credit check and background check on potential tenants. Check prices for comparable units in your area on a site like apartments.com to get an idea of what the price should be. Most leases are a year but the landlord could choose to do a shorter or longer lease, or just do month-to-month. Many landlords charge a premium for a shorter lease. All leases should be written and should include who is responsible for maintenance & repairs, insurance, snow shoveling, etc. Usually landlords require security deposits to hold against damage the tenant does to the property above normal wear and tear. Do you mean you are the tenant or the landlord? Generally a landlord requires a credit check and background check on potential tenants. Check prices for comparable units in your area on a site like apartments.com to get an idea of what the price should be. Most leases are a year but the landlord could choose to do a shorter or longer lease, or just do month-to-month. Many landlords charge a premium for a shorter lease. All leases should be written and should include who is responsible for maintenance & repairs, insurance, snow shoveling, etc. Usually landlords require security deposits to hold against damage the tenant does to the property above normal wear and tear.

]]> By: AE Neuman http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/how-to-rent-a-house-with-a-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-625 AE Neuman Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:29:36 +0000 http://www.sellhousefaster.co.uk/rent-house/how-to-rent-a-house-with-a-lease/#comment-625 It's a house so it is a private landlord, I assume. You can negotiate anything, by making offers and countering the counter offers. Eventually you reach an agreement, craft a lease, and move forward. You want 13 months, your landlord counters with a 1-year lease that converts to month-to-month automatically. You say no, I prefer to have a 13-month term. And she says, "no problem, I'll change the end date." And there you have it! So, before you sign the lease ask the landlord what the utilities usually run for the place. And ask what schools the kids go to. And ask what day the milkman comes. And ask if you can repaint the livingroom and wallpaper the bath, and clean the bloodstains off the kitchen carpet (just who puts carpet in their kitchen???). Ask all that stuff before you sign! It’s a house so it is a private landlord, I assume.

You can negotiate anything, by making offers and countering the counter offers. Eventually you reach an agreement, craft a lease, and move forward. You want 13 months, your landlord counters with a 1-year lease that converts to month-to-month automatically. You say no, I prefer to have a 13-month term. And she says, “no problem, I’ll change the end date.” And there you have it!

So, before you sign the lease ask the landlord what the utilities usually run for the place. And ask what schools the kids go to. And ask what day the milkman comes. And ask if you can repaint the livingroom and wallpaper the bath, and clean the bloodstains off the kitchen carpet (just who puts carpet in their kitchen???).

Ask all that stuff before you sign!

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