Posts Tagged ‘renting’

Landlords routinely ask for a security deposit–usually one month’s rent–when renting. The security (or damage) deposit is a way for the landlord to recover for unusual damage. Holes in the wall, for example, or stains in the carpet. It is not a way for a landlord to fix damage that is the result of ordinary [...]

I just ran across Kelly Klein’s “Renting and the Law” column at the Star Tribune.
Klein does a good job of sitting on the fence and offering a fairly neutral evaluation of landlord-tenant issues.
In her December 13th column, Klein discussed the importance of communication and written agreements (and side agreements). In her December 21st column, she [...]