Property Management Flashcards
What is performed by a property manager?
Maintaining the physical asset Tenant acquisition Rent collection Lease negotiation Keeping financial records
Types of lease interests
Leased fee
Leasehold
Ground lease
Leased fee
Landlord, ownership
Leasehold
Tenant, holds the space
Ground lease
Valuable land gets leased to use, building owner isn’t the same as the land owner
Categories of leasehold estates
Tenancy/estate for years (stated)
Periodic tenancy (year to year)
Tenancy at will (lets you stay)
Tenancy by sufferance (evicts)
Residential lease
Based on the estate for years leasehold; a contract
less than freehold estate
Tenant selection criteria
Employment stability and earnings adequacy Occupancy period expectation Credit rating Housekeeping habits Compatibility characteristics
Is the offer and acceptance similar to real estate sales?
No, rental properties aren’t negotiated
Sales involve negotiation and takes longer to close the sale
Consideration
Written in the lease: financial asset, rent, rights to the space, real estate
Use by the tenant
Can be used for any legal purpose
Limits: pets, grills, hanging pictures, can’t run a business
Tenant’s right to exclude and landlord’s right to enter
Renters can exclude most anyone from the property and landlord can enter without asking
When can the landlord enter without asking?
Make repairs
Collect unpaid rent
Inspect for waste
Who is usually responsible for repairs?
The seller
Liability to third parties
If a third party is injured on the property either the landlord or tenant can be held liable
Tenant- if injury is because of damage they didn’t tell the landlord about