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Read your governing documents to determine how the fees should be charged, whether they should be charged to a limited number of owners, or to all owners in the association. Apparently, a citation was required to settle a difference of opinion among owners, or between owners and the board. Yes, this is association business, and yes, the fees should be charged to owners.
A joint tenancy IS a form of ownership where the owners are NOT tenants in common.
Property owners Liability is the financial , legal liability attaches to property owners due to their property, where as tenants libility vice versa
Condominiums charged assessments to owners, in order to pay for the operation of the community. All condominiums collect assessments. In some communities, there may be optional fees for asset use, such as greens fees or pool fees. These fees are charged for use and may not be charged to owners who do not use the asset.
Legally, in USA, associations are not permitted to conduct background checks on 'new owners'. So, they would not be able to charge for such a search. Individual unit owners may be able to conduct checks on prospective tenants. Co-ops may be able to assess prospective investors, and this is made clear prior to the consummation of any purchase in a co-op.
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Yes, a landlord can prohibit dogs even if other tenants have dogs. The 'other tenants have dogs' has no relevance in this case, it is a separate contract and is not discriminatory against dog owners.
Yes. But it may require both joint owners to accomplish.
While property managers and property management companies are hired by property owners, they charge fees to both owners and tenants. Also, if you've asked your property manager to be responsibile for maintenance and repairs, they may also place a mark up on contractors they hire on your behalf. Or, they may actually own a maintenance company that has an exclusive contract to maintain all their properties. All of this should be disclosed and discusseed with property owners before entering a contract.Fees charged to owners:A percentage of the monthy rent or a flat fee50% or more of the first months rent when they find a new tenantTax document prepartion feesMaintenance and repair feesEviction processing feesFees charged to tenants: Rental application/credit check feesNuisance service call fees (e.g. repair requests that result from tenant errors)Late payment feesAdditonal information on property mangement fees can be found at sites like Allpropertymanagement.com and NARPM.org.
The property Owners Liability Insurance does not extend coverage to a Tenant. This is one reason a tenant might want to buy their own tenants liability coverage for their own protection.
Is homeowner liability for a fire?No, This is why it is recommended that tenants obtain a renters insurance policy to cover their belongings and personal liability. The owners insurance is for the owners own property and legal liabilities, so unless the owner is somehow responsible for starting the fire, the owner would not be liable for the tenants property.
No, the property owners coverage does not provide coverage for a tenants property or liability.