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BY LUCAS HALL
HOW TO ENSURE A
FLAWLESS MOVE-IN / MOVE-OUT
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SPEAKERLucas Hall, PMP • Landlord, ~10 yrs
• 4 Properties / 17 Tenants
• Founder, Landlordology
• Community Mgr, Cozy
• Not a Lawyer :)
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FLAWLESS MOVE-IN / OUT
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MOVE-IN / MOVE-OUT
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RENEWAL / MOVE-OUT1. Require 60 day notice of non-
renewal on fixed-term leases
2. Don’t always raise the rent
3. Provide instructions / cleaning list
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LISTINGS / SHOWINGS1. Host showings 4-6 weeks out
2. Craigslist & Postlets are still #1
3. Pictures… Ohhh, Pretty!
4. Host a “Landlord’s Open House”
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APPLICATIONS1. Use online applications
2. Applications from ALL adults
3. First qualified applicant, recommended but not lawwww.landlordology.com/order-of-applicants/
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REVIEW / SCREENING1. Able and willing to pay rent?
2. Ask landlords; “would you rent to them again?”
3. Federal: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Familial Status, Disability
4. Local (CA): Sexual Orientation, Martial Status, Ancestry, Source of Income, Citizenship
5. Sex Offender is not a protected class; www.nsopw.gov www.landlordology.com/sex-offenders-not-protected-class/
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APPROVAL / REJECTION1. Congratulate by phone (Exciting!)
2. Reject by phone & email/written
3. If rejected based on credit = free report
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DEPOSITS1. Collect deposit before or at lease signings
2. Document deposit in lease or w/ receipt
3. Holding deposit first, then damage deposit
4. Max. 1-2 months’ rent - or unspecified
5. Don’t commingle funds!!!www.landlordology.com/how-to-properly-handle-security-deposits/
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LEASES1. Use a rock-solid lease, stick to it
2. Every adult signs w/ joint & several liabilitywww.landlordology.com/what-is-joint-and-several-liability/
3. Review entire lease w/ applicants & use e-signature tools: HelloSign, SignNow, DocuSign (ESIGN 2000)
4. Mandate online & automatic payments
5. Provide a copy of the lease to tenants
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MOVE-OUT1. Provide an INITIAL inspection if requested (CA
§§1950.5(f))
2. 48 hour notice of INITIAL inspection, no sooner than 2 weeks prior to lease end (CA §§1950.5(f))
3. Don’t throw away abandoned personal property (CA §§1965, 1980 - 1991)
4. FINAL inspection should happen within 24 hours after move-out / return of keys
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CLEANING / REPAIRS1. Utilize move-in/out times: 10am/2pm
2. Line up contractors prior to lease end
3. Use a lockbox for trusted contractors
4. Keep receipts and estimates
5. Time is Money - Work hard & fast
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PRE-PAID RENT1. Maximum one month’s pre-paid
rent (first month’s rent) (CA Handbook)
2. Last month’s rent is not worth the trouble
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KEYS1. No earlier than Day 1/start time
of lease
2. Charge for earlier move-in’s
3. Document the # of keys
4. Prohibit copies in the lease
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MOVE-IN & INSPECTION1. Allow tenants to document
condition and perform inspection
2. $10 welcome gift w/ Day 1 bathroom items
3. Follow-up with a phone call
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CELEBRATE!
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ITEMIZE DAMAGES1. Deductions allowed (§§1950.5(b))
• For unpaid rent;
• For cleaning - to return to move-in condition;
• For repair of damages, other than norm. wear & tear;
• Restoration or replacement of personal property (including keys) beyond normal wear & tear.
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DEPOSIT REFUND1. XX days after tenant vacates
(CA §§1950.5g(1) - 21 days)
2. No earlier than 60 days from the end of a fixed term lease (CA §§1950.5g(1))
3. Future repairs may use a Good Faith Estimate (CA §§1950.5g(3))
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ONLINE RENT COLLECTION(FREE!)
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TENANT SCREENING(Also, FREE)
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CREDIT CHECKS(Yep, this too… FREE)
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