Chris Fick & Associates

BAD TENANTS: CAN YOU LOCK THEM OUT?

“I’ll answer him by law” (Shakespeare) It’s very tempting, when you have a bad tenant who doesn’t pay his/her rentals or otherwise remains consistently and unapologetically in breach of the lease, to slap the biggest and strongest padlock you can find onto the front door/driveway gate. Don’t do it!  By taking the law into your […]

NEGOTIATE BEFORE YOU CONSIDER LITIGATION

Litigation, by its very nature, is a lengthy, costly and emotionally draining exercise. While the actual financial cost of a court case is in itself often debilitating, the hidden cost exacerbates the problem. The loss of productivity, waste of time and energy, constrained funds to invest in R&D and creativity opportunities are often overlooked and […]