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What we are learning about running rentals, plus product news from the LeaseRooster team.
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The tenant left no forwarding address. The deposit clock is still running
A missing forwarding address does not pause a deposit deadline anywhere. Here is where to send the statement instead, what to do with an uncashed check, and why the unclaimed property office is usually the correct final step. Laws and rules -
The move-in checklist that settles most deposit disputes
A deposit dispute is usually decided by paperwork that was created on day one, not by anything that happened at move-out. Here is the checklist that does that work, why Washington makes it a condition of collecting a deposit at all, and how to get it signed. Laws and rules -
Security deposit deductions: what you can take, what you can't, and what guessing costs
Most deposit fights are not about the law. They are about a landlord who decided on a number at the kitchen table and wrote it down afterward. Here is the order to work in, the one test that settles most line items, and what a wrong guess is worth in court. Laws and rules -
How fast does a landlord have to fix something?
Some states put a clock on it. Most say reasonable time and leave the rest to a judge. Four states with the statutes side by side, what reasonable time means in practice, and the rule of thumb that keeps you out of the argument entirely. Laws and rules -
Welcome to LeaseRooster
We're building property-management software for the long tail of US rental housing: independent owners and small-to-mid landlords who self-manage. Here's what we're trying to do. Behind LeaseRooster