Look For Solutions

Most often, a tenant who is about to break the lease will call you to discuss how to handle the "change". At the point of the phone call you need to look for solutions to the problem, rather than threats of legal action and credit reporting. Most often hardball tactics do not work.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

Musical Chairs

All applicants (age 18 or over) for the residential rental property should be required to complete your rental application. The lease I use (there is no standard residential lease in Colorado) prohibits subleasing or assignment. Unfortunately, that prohibition does not stop tenants from playing musical chairs.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

The Once and Future Tenant

When renting a residential property all of us want to know who, exactly, is going to be occupying it. So how does it happen that different or more tenants end up in the property? MUSICAL TENANTS! How do you stop this from happening?

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

No Quick Fix

Practically speaking, illegal, unauthorized tenants are very difficult to remove from your rental property. Your best bet is to convince the legal tenant to get them out. Sorry I can't give you a quick fix for this residential property management problem.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 and manages 150 single-family units in metro Denver. Mr. Meer is also a speaker and consultant. He holds the Master Property Management (MPM) designation awarded by NARPM. His firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation also awarded by NARPM.

Going to Court

Even if the tenant admits to the extra people, the judge might order that the unauthorized residents vacate the property. If the tenant agrees to do that, the case may well be dismissed. Should your authorized tenant fail to get the other folks out of the rental property, it's back to court again. The court may terminate the lease agreement and order the tenant out of the property. Generally, however, judges don't like to terminate leases.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

Lease Violation

If you are getting no cooperation from your tenant about any other occupants, you can serve a notice to vacate for a lease violation. This action will take you into a courtroom, the last place anyone wants to be. You will have to convince the judge that there is, in fact, a lease violation occurring.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

Evasive Tenants

If your tenant is evasive about any other occupants, then you have a different situation. My lease provides for a viewing of the property, during reasonable hours. If you visit the property and find additional beds, clothing, etc., beyond what would be expected for the number of tenants that are suppose to be there, then you move to stage two.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550 which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com