Practice
Help for landlords
For owners with one to four rental units: leases that fit the property, and a clear path when a tenancy goes wrong.
Leases
A lease written for your property and your rules, not a form from the internet.
Notices
Late-rent, repair and lease-ending notices with the right wording and the right timing.
Possession cases
When rent stops and talking hasn't worked, the filing and the hearing for one unit.
Security deposits
What you can keep, what you must return, and the itemized letter that goes with it.
How it goes
When a tenancy goes wrong
Most landlord problems end with a letter, not a courtroom. When one doesn't, the steps are set by law and the timing matters.
A call to hear what's happened, and the lease
A notice, written so it holds up if it has to
If needed, the court filing and a hearing date
After the hearing, the steps to get the unit back
The fee
One flat fee for the whole matter
What a possession case covers
When rent stops and talking hasn't worked: the notice, the filing and the hearing for one unit, quoted per case.
Notice reviewed or prepared
Court filing prepared
One hearing attended with you
What moves it
A contested case, a second hearing or more than one unit is quoted on its own, in writing, before the work starts.
Court filing and service fees go to the court and the sheriff. We tell you the amounts before filing.
Common questions
Do you represent tenants?
This practice works for owners. If you're a tenant, we're happy to suggest where to look for help.
I have more than four units. Can you help?
Call us. Larger portfolios are quoted per matter after a short conversation.
What does the possession fee leave out?
Court filing and service fees, which go to the court and the sheriff. We tell you the amounts before filing.