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      09-10-2019, 08:17 AM   #16
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Housing laws are very much in favor of tenant, as public policy wants to make it very difficult to evict. Not saying it is right, so you need to do the following:

1.) Make sure the lease is drafted IN YOUR FAVOR. Be fair, but eliminate any ambiguity that could be used against you. Know what the housing laws are in your state as you prepare the lease.

2.) Carefully vet any prospective tenants - credit as well as personal reference.

3.) Be responsive to any requests as tenants can, and will, use any excuse to withhold rent.

4.) Document any issues or complaints (written and pictures).

5.) Better safe than sorry. Remember, it is not easy to evict a tenant or to recover withheld rent. (Evicting and enforcement actions are also costly.) Trust your gut in deciding who to rent to.
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