Can anyone answer my questions on landlords and private renting?
Landlords do need to give at least 24 hours notice before entering the suite or home. I am a landlord and I have NEVER asked what my renter’s monthly income is. I don’t care what it is as long as they can pay the rent. I don’t know anyone who makes 3 – 4 times their rent – unless they live at home! I allow pets in my rental home. There are lots of places out there that allow pets – but the rent may be a bit higher. If the place you are renting disallows pets, and you have a pet – you can possibly be evicted. You have to respect rental contract when it comes to pets. Landlords do not NEED to know their renter’s age, but you should tell them if they ask. There are great and terrible landlords out there. Look at lots of places and meet different landlords until you find the right situation.
1. They are supposed to give notice, at least 24 hours in advance. 2. Landlords may do a credit check, to ensure that the tenant has a decent background. Not all of them, even those doing such checks, will necessarily require a specific income, although it is prudent to ensure that there is sufficient income to pay the rent. Due regard should also be had to the availability of Local Housing Allowance to assist with the rent. 3. Not all landlords ban pets. And even those that do will not necessarily have a ban on every type of pet. 4. They will need to know ages – a tenant has to be 18 to sign a binding tenancy agreement. They will also usually require proof of identity. 5. If a landlord is doing a property check, they can check any and every part of it. Do not hide pets that are not permitted – comply with the rules or you may get evicted (not a good idea). Hope this helps.
1) If you have a standard UK tenancy agreement, then no, they cannot just walk in. They must give 48 hours notice in writing. Of course, this doesn’t apply if you have called to report a specific problem and they are coming over to check it out. 2) Yes, most landlords require at least three times the rent. If you don’t earn that they’ll still allow you to rent if you have a guarantor to pay the rent if you default on it. 3) No, not at all, but the vast majority do not allow large animals like dogs and cats. They may cause damage to the house itself or to furniture. If you live in a block of apartments, they may be banned from the whole block – it might not even be the landlord’s rule. But many landlords do allow small, caged animals. If you see an ad reading “no pets allowed” it’s still worth asking about smaller animals, as they may only be meaning dogs. 4) Most landlords require ID and most forms of ID have your date of birth on them, so yes, they know your age. But even if they didn
I would imagine it’s the state law that says you need to be 18 (or 21) to rent a unit. You used to be able to get 6 month leases but that’s rare now. Usually you have a one-year lease (by law it can not be more than one year at a time), and then you renew it. The law in most states is called the “landlord-tenant law” and you can go to your law library and get out the state statutes and read it and even copy it for yourself. Landlords are supposed to give you 24 hours notice (usually by letter) when they need to get into your apartment for maintenance purposes (maintenance could be even as little a thing as changing your AC filter).. The “only” reason they do not need to tell you in advance is for emergency purposes (a leak or broken pipe, a fire, broken window, etc.) I don’t understand your second question. If you rent an efficiency and your lease is for that efficiency and you signed the lease to pay $500 a month then that’s what your payment would be on the 1st of each month. No one
