The Property Manager's Podcast: Recent Episodes

Harry A. Heist

Welcome to the Property Manager’s Podcast, a growing collection of audio from the Legal Training Videos featuring attorney Harry Heist. These podcast are grouped in categories and are being added all the time. Listen and Learn from the firm that has worked for thousands and thousands of Florida property managers and landlord for over 25 years

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BEST PRACTICES WHEN APPROVING THE APPLICATION

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DEALING WITH THE DEADLY WASHING MACHINE

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I THOUGHT WE ALWAYS USED A THREE DAY NOTICE!

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I HAVE TO HOLD THESE DOCUMENT FOR HOW LONG?

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BUT MY PMA SAYS I CAN SIGN THE LEASE!

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CAN I USE THAT TENANT’S DEPOSIT NOW?

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OUR TOP 10 DEPOSIT QUESTIONS

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SHALL I IGNORE THE TENANT’S SUBLETTING?

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DO I DISCLOSE THAT MURDER IN THE PROPERTY

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Confirmation of ownership is crucial to success

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Avoiding one of the most common problems caused by the novice manager

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Agreeing on what is owed before going any further

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Understanding the tenant’s bag of tricks

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The occupied home and the sale. Getting cooperation from everyone.

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Reducing your liability by requiring renter’s insurance.

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Can you crack down on the chronic late payer?

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Conveniently forgot to tell your lawyer an important detail before that eviction?

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It is eviction day and nothing has been moved out at all.  Do you immediately dispose of everything?

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Making a serious mistake on the move-out inspection? The tenant should NOT be there!

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No forwarding address. Now what?

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How the $3000 attorney’s fee judgment can morph into the $9000 judgment before your eyes!

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Reducing liability by making sure funds are cleared before keys are handed over

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The basic tenant eviction from beginning to end. Know the process!

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Spotting the issue and dealing with it BEFORE it becomes a problem

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Techniques to keep your eviction level as low as possible

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Parting ways with the tenant and tying up all loose ends in the process

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Properly make the deal and putting it in writing

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Knowing when to say NO to that possible new account

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I thought that unit was grandfathered in!  Code enforcement red tagging it now?

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Dealing with common curable problems.

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Effectively ending tenant versus tenant wars

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The only ways to legally get possession of the unit

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How rent acceptance can completely tie your hands with a noncompliance.

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Forgetting to exclude items and causing expensive problems.

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The law says that I can break my lease if I buy a house. Oh really?

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A year paid in advance?  No so fast.

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Who signs first and how?

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The $10 fix to avoid the $5,000,000 judgment

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Access gates are for the tenant’s security. Or are they?

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The ticking time bombs sitting on your desk.

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Are the online rent payment companies causing you to lose control?

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Will the Judge care about your work order submission policy?

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Are you treating the tenant’s money the way you would like your money treated?

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Keeping vendors from causing you big problems with your tenants.

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Operating under an expired fictitious name or name not registered at all? Maybe!

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Do you really know the lease you inherited?

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Looking to avoid big mistakes? Use the Checklist.

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Liability for hot water burns? You bet.

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Can you bring that stack of bills into court?

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Are you a property manager or a collection agent?

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Dealing with that dock or boat lift properly?

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Understanding the basic uncontested eviction.

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Creating expectations and having surprises?

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Being too nice in accommodating your displaced tenant can backfire on you

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You renewed your tenant but failed to adjust the last month’s rent?

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Know the PROPER way to nonrenew a month to month tenancy

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You bought into the excuses, held off and now the owner wants to sue you?

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Still getting info the old fashioned way?

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Automatically forfeiting the tenant’s deposit? Not so fast!

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Is the association your friend or foe?

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Making the pet application a standard part of doing business

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No forwarding address. Now what?

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Know how to deal with that unauthorized pet fast!

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Did that tenant really surrender the property to you?

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Avoiding massive damage through simple replacements.

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Understand this incredible tenant retention technique

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Is your policy increasing the dispute probability?

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Don’t miss the treasure trove of info at your fingertips

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You don’t take Section 8, are you discriminating?

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Know how to return rent PROPERLY

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Tenant asking for repairs and denying access? Win that game.

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Watch out for the new sneaky tricks tenants can pull on you.

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Creating a mess for yourself by taking partial payments?

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Could you have avoided that repair delay by getting that part yourself?

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Tenant denies receiving notice. Could it have been avoided?

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Making a serious mistake on the move-out inspection? The tenant should NOT be there!

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Forgetting to look at the applicant’s identification?

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Long lease dangers to the landlord. Know them.

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A year of rent collected in advance? Great! NOT!

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Your tenant needs more time? Do it right!

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Save some money and have the tenant cut the lawn?

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Tenant backs out on the day of move in? Was it your fault?

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Avoid getting your accounts cleaned out.

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Forgot to make sure the tenant put the electric into his name? You may be paying it.

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Are you, the owner and the tenant on the same page as to what is included or excluded?

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Why is everyone stopping the rent drop slot option? There are reasons!

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Do you really know your owner? We didn’t think so!

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Understanding bankruptcy can keep you out of trouble

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What would happen if your office was destroyed today?

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Do you respond to that attorney demand letter?

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Lean how this form can reduce evictions!

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The Security Deposit must be dealt with when adding or removing a tenant

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Is you’re A/C filter policy a disaster waiting to happen?

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Abandonment is not what it may appear to be!