by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 5, 2020 | Articles, Landlord Tenants
A holdover tenant is one who does not vacate at the end of the lease term. In Florida, leases do not automatically renew unless the lease specifically states that it will. Barring any provision in the lease, the tenant is expected to vacate the premises and no warning...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 4, 2020 | Articles, Title Insurance
Many of you are aware that October 2015 brought a new development to the real estate lending and closing process known as The New Integrated Disclosures (TRID). These new Federal guidelines affect most non-cash lender-involved residential closings (there are...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 3, 2020 | Articles, Landlord Tenants
One of the biggest issues property managers and landlords face is whether to return the security deposit, after being forced to evict a non-paying tenant. An evicted tenant does not automatically forfeit the security deposit. The landlord or property manager must...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 2, 2020 | Articles, Landlord Tenants
Most landlords enter into one year written leases with tenants. At the end of one year, the lease will expire (unless there is an automatic renewal clause). At that point, the landlord can decide if he or she would like to renew the lease with the current tenant,...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 1, 2020 | Articles, Landlord Tenants
Some landlords are pet-lovers themselves and warmly welcome a tenant with pets into the rental property. Other landlords don’t fancy pets and prefer not to rent to tenants with pets. In general, it is up to the landlord whether or not to allow a tenant to have pets in...