Can You Charge a Pet Deposit for an Emotional Support Animal No you can’t charge a pet deposit, or any other pet fee for an emotional support animal. Despite what many landlords believe, emotional support animals are afforded the same protection against...
Eviction Notice NC The eviction notice in NC is the first step to begin the eviction process. Without proper notice, your eviction action in North Carolina is bound to fail. We wrote an extremely detailed blog about How to Evict a Tenant in North Carolina,...
What is a Self Help Eviction in North Carolina A self-help eviction is an eviction in North Carolina is any measure that a landlord takes to unlawfully force a tenant to vacate a property. While residential self-help eviction measures are illegal, the same...
The North Carolina Residential Lease Agreement The first step, after screening your tenant, is to make sure you have a solid North Carolina Residential Lease Agreement. While you may be tempted to simply download a sample North Carolina lease agreement from the...
What Can a Landlord Use a Security Deposit For? As a landlord, you may ask yourself what can you use a security deposit for? While you may be pressed to use the security deposit for anything and everything under the sun, as a landlord, it is not that easy. One...
North Carolina Eviction Timeline The North Carolina eviction timeline is not set in stone. In fact, although the law has certain time periods built in, the eviction timeline will usually adjust to the left depending on the case load of the court. Ideally, the...
How to Evict Someone in North Carolina How to evict someone in North Carolina is a question we frequently get as the only Fayetteville, NC property management company owned by a retired military attorney. While the eviction process may seem easy, it is actually...
How to Screen a Section 8 Tenant Key Points on How To Screen Section 8 Tenants 1. Know Local Housing Laws 2. Avoid Other Discriminatory Conduct 3. Apply the Same Screening Standard Uniformly 4. Don’t Make the Process Rigorous 5. Be Selective with Section 8...
Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA) and Breaking a Lease The Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is a federal statute that affords active duty servicemembers, as well as members of the Reserve and National Guard forces, certain rights when...
How Much Can a Landlord Charge for a Security Deposit While ideally a landlord would want to charge as much as possible for a security deposit in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the event the landlord has to use the security deposit for damages, state law does...
North Carolina Eviction Laws North Carolina eviction laws are not as straight forward as you may think. A firm understanding of the eviction laws in North Carolina is essential for you to learn as a landlord, otherwise you run the risk of not being able to...
How to Handle Security Deposits in North Carolina Security Deposits in North Carolina, and the proper way to handle them present challenges for a lot of Fayetteville, North Carolina landlords and property investors. As a property management company, we have...
How To Evict A Tenant in North Carolina This primer on how to evict a tenant in North Carolina was prepared by Linchpin Property Management’s CEO, a licensed North Carolina attorney. For many landlord’s in North Carolina, the eviction process can be a...
Warning Letter to Tenants for Fayetteville, North Carolina Property Management A warning letter to tenants should always be the first step to correcting the behavior of tenants. Unlike a notice to quit, a warning letter should be viewed as something that is not...
Can A Tenant Can’t Sue a Landlord for a HIPPA Violation The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPPA, is thrown around a lot among landlords and property investors. You hear HIPPA used when referring to the screening process and...
Can I Use a Booby Trap to Protect My Rental Property? Ever seen the movie Gran Torino? If not, you don’t know what you are missing. At any rate, there is a part where Clint Eastwood, the grumpy old man in the movie, tells the kids to ‘Get off my...
Complaint for Money Owed for Landlords During COVID The Complaint for Money Owed involves recouping financial loss on your rental, and does not necessarily involve going to court for an eviction. Property management companies in Fayetteville, North Carolina,...
How to Locate a Former Tenant As a landlord, there may come a time when you have to sue a tenant who has skipped town, and has not left a forwarding address, so putting something in the mailbox is out of the questions. There are some good as well as bad things...
Eviction Process in North Carolina with No Lease The eviction process in North Carolina with no lease is not as difficult as it may seem. In fact, the law takes into account that not all landlords may have had a lease with their tenants. It would be ideal for...
How to Screen Tenants and Avoid Discrimination Claims in Leasing Fayetteville North Carolina Properties If you are considering renting your home in Fayetteville, and don’t want to use a property management company, one of the most important things you need to consider...
Tenant Late Rent Payments and the Mailbox Rule Way, way back in law school, in our contracts class, we learned about this little known law (at least among those not trained in the law), called the mailbox rule. What is the Mailbox Rule? The mailbox rule, in...
Seven Property Management Topics Every Fayetteville Landlord Needs to Know If Your Are Managing Your Own Property An understanding of the landlord tenant laws in North Carolina is necessary for any property owner who wishes to serve as a property manager for their own...
