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Look again. Are you certain that the ticket is made out to YOU?About six weeks ago, I got pulled over in a rental car for going a little over the speed limit. Just got a verbal warning for my lead-footedness.But, when the officer asked me for the registration and insurance, all I had was the rental agreement. I had been told probably 35 years ago that the rental agreement substitutes for the registration and insurance. Well, if that was ever true, apparently it no longer is.The officer handed me two citations (tickets) AGAINST THE RENTAL AGENCY, and instructed me to turn them in along with the keys when I returned the vehicle.My name was nowhere on the citations.The rental agent nonchalantly told me, “oh, yeah, the company will pay those.”This occurred in New Jersey, USA in November 2019. (I have a Nebraska license, and was driving a Georgia-plated vehicle that I had rented in Pennsylvania. It took a while for the officer to get info back on me and on the car, not surprisingly!)Your mileage may vary under other circumstances.

My tenant started an air BnB from the house he rented from me, can I kick him out for breaking his rental agreement?No, you can't just “kick him out”.You CAN start eviction proceedings IF:The lease prohibits sub-letting.The community/city/HOA prohibits sub-letting.The lease prohibits operation of a business on the premises.His AirBnB business is not properly licensed under any applicable state or local laws.Any of the above would be a lease violation. You will need to check your local laws to see what the exact procedure is for beginning the eviction process. There are specific deadlines involved, and specific paperwork to be served/filed.

Do you know why rental agreements in India are made for 11 months?It is a convention that is followed by property owners because if an owner makes a rental agreement of 12 months or more in tenure, it is mandatory to register it with local authorities to make it executable under the Registration Act of India. To avoid these formalities, agreements are generally made for 11 months and extended as per mutual consensus of the parties involved.A Notice period clause that can be added to the agreement so that it can be dissolved before the completion of term. Notice period is anywhere between 1-3 months for either party to vacate or be asked to vacate the premises. This clause needs to be clearly documented in the rental agreement with a common consent. Be aware that while such a clause give the tenant an option to terminate the agreement early, the landlord can also ask the tenants to vacate early by giving a notice period.Either way, make sure you are aware of the rental agreement that you are signing at the beginning of term to avoid legal inefficiencies in the case of any dispute. In fact it is advisable for all parties to have a binding rental agreement that accounts for common situations and provides remedies to ensure coverage.