| Maintain Accurate Records While Renting |
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As a landlord of one of the rental homes in Utah, be sure to know how to keep good written records. They need to be accurate and well organized to make sure you have all the correct information on your rental home and on tenants for your documents.
As a landlord of one of the rental homes in Utah, be sure to know how to keep good written records. They need to be accurate and well organized to make sure you have all the correct information on your rental home and on tenants for your documents. KeyRenter helps landlords take good records for their taxes and other reasons. They handle all the accounting and managing of rental homes in Utah since they act as a Utah property management company. Records help landlords realize how much money is going in and out of the home and have background information on tenants on hand. Make a file for each of your tenants. In this file should be records of the lease agreement, any written correspondence to and from the tenant, security deposit information, and any other important documents relating to the tenant. Keep these documents in a clean, orderly manner. If you have to bring them to court, the judge does not want food-stained, wrinkled, doodled documents. If you must write notes on documents such as phone numbers or other information, then make yourself a photocopy for this purpose. Don't write on the original documents; keep those clean for any possible court needs. You should also keep a rent ledger or receipts of received rent money. KeyRenter provides their homeowners with monthly accounting statements so they can save time on this process and know that it was done property by rental professionals. When corresponding with the tenant, it is important to have everything in writing. Disputes are usually because of misunderstandings in conversations. If everything is recorded then it is easier to go back and see where the misunderstanding happened. When you write something to the tenant, be sure to include all details and to date the letter. Also, save and date anything sent to you by the tenant. It is especially important that before the contract expires, that the current tenant lets you know in writing whether they are going to renew the contract or move out. This should be an advanced notice of 30 days. This is to give you more time to find a new tenant and to also have documents proving the original, final decision of the tenant. Sometimes tenants change their minds when they legally aren't allowed to. Keep all record on hard copy and filed away in a safe place for safekeeping. More information:
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