The Housing Act of 1937 was a product of the National Housing Act of 1934, part of the legislation to help Americans rebuild from the Great Depression. In addition to creating a central national housing authority, it gives those on welfare more options when it comes to living situations. This is known as the Section… Read more »
Top 3 Tips for Oakland County Landlords
The past few years have been chaotic for everyone, but especially so for the real estate industry. Oakland County landlords are understandably interested in the real estate trends in the area. Knowing where prices are going and how the market is affecting our local real estate will impact how much rent they can charge, if… Read more »
What is a Writ of Possession?
As a landlord, you expect your tenant to pay their rent and take care of your property. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. When a tenant fails to pay rent, you may be forced to evict them. Part of the eviction process involves a writ of possession. Here’s everything you need to know about writs of… Read more »
The Most Common Questions from Landlords About Screening Tenants
When you rent out part of your property, you want to ensure it will be in good hands. As such, many landlords will screen their tenants before allowing them to sign a lease. However, this process can be a bit more complicated than it seems. Many landlords understandably have questions when it’s time to screen… Read more »
Understanding the Right to “Repair and Deduct”
As a landlord, it is your job to ensure that your property and individual apartments are safe to live in and up to code. However, sometimes essential components such as heat or electricity break no matter what you’ve done. It’s your responsibility to repair those items, but sometimes the tenant may take it upon themselves… Read more »
The Law Offices of Aaron Cox, PLLC Opens Southfield Michigan Office!
We recently opened a second office location in Oakland County – in Southfield, Michigan. Read more about it here – https://www.einpresswire.com/article/581312553/the-law-offices-of-aaron-cox-pllc-opens-southfield-michigan-office Contact us if you are in Oakland County and are a property owner in need of legal representation for evictions, collections, commercial litigation, or any other property-related legal dispute.
What to Do When a Tenant Appeals Your Eviction Judgment
You just spent the last 4-6 weeks patiently working through Michigan’s landlord-tenant eviction procedures to get a judgment of possession against your tenant. A few days later you receive notice that your tenant has appealed your judgment…now what? You don’t always have to stop the eviction process By itself, the filing of an appeal does… Read more »
How Much Should You Charge for Rent?
Currently, many landlords are feeling the impacts of inflation. Energy costs and property costs are rising, and this is forcing landlords to increase the price of rent. Nationally, rental costs have risen 11.3 percent over the past year, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping there. As a landlord, then, you have to decide how… Read more »
How to Deal with Late Rent Payments
As a landlord, you likely have many tenants who pay their rent on time each month. However, you may be faced with a tenant who is late on their payments. Whether it is once or repeated, it can be an upsetting and inconvenient situation. Below are steps you can take to ensure you can receive… Read more »
When Do You Need Quiet Title Actions?
A quiet title action is a lawsuit where one party wants to establish ownership over the claims of another. The “quiet” part of the name comes from the fact that once your ownership is determined in a ruling, you are effectively “quieting” any other parties from trying to claim or challenge your title. So, when… Read more »