by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles, Evictions, Landlord Tenants
Take these steps to minimize delays in the eviction process and improve your property’s profits. BY JERRON KELLEY There is nothing more frustrating for property managers and investors than to have a non-paying tenant in their property who knows how to use the court...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 12, 2020 | Articles, Evictions, Landlord Tenants
There is nothing more frustrating for property managers and investors than to have a non-paying tenant in their property who knows how to utilize the Court system to their advantage. A savvy tenant can often remain in a property without paying for weeks after a valid...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 9, 2020 | Articles, Association Law, Landlord Tenants
Recently, there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding HUD’s April 2016 Housing Update which limits the use of criminal records in background checks. While the area of law is complex, and will undoubtedly evolve over the upcoming months and years, it is important for...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 8, 2020 | Articles, Landlord Tenants
Florida landlords now can evict tenants more quickly — but tenants enjoy new protections when it comes to security deposit refunds and one-sided leases. Those are three of the changes state lawmakers made last month to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. The...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 6, 2020 | Articles, Landlord Tenants
A landlord of a 4-unit complex has a policy of not providing assigned parking spaces. A tenant with a mobility impairment, who has difficulty walking, requests a reasonable accommodation in being given an assigned accessible parking space in front of the entrance to...
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...