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Blog Post Habitability Defense in a California Eviction: What Happens When Your Tenant Blames the Repairs

Habitability Defense in a California Eviction: What Happens When Your Tenant Blames the Repairs

By Wellspring Property Management Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The habitability defense in a California eviction is the most common surprise landlords meet once a nonpayment case reaches a courtroom. You served the notice, you filed, the ledger is clean, and then the tenant tells the judge the heater never worked. For California rental prope...
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Blog Post How to Evict Someone Not on the Lease in California

How to Evict Someone Not on the Lease in California

By Wellspring Property Management Friday, August 28, 2026
If you are trying to figure out how to evict someone not on the lease in California, the honest answer is that the problem is not the person. It is your paperwork. An unlawful detainer judgment reaches the people named in it. Adults living in the unit who were never named are a s...
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Blog Post How to set up online rent collection for landlords

How to set up online rent collection for landlords

By Wellspring Property Management Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Most landlords set up an online payment portal and immediately assume their rent collection problem is solved. We see this constantly. The portal goes live, the tenant gets a login, and the owner exhales. Then month two rolls around and the rent is still late, the deposit is sitt...
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Blog Post What should be in a residential lease agreement

What should be in a residential lease agreement

By Wellspring Property Management Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Most landlords treat the lease like a formality. Sign it, hand over the keys, move on. But if you've ever had a tenant stop paying rent, let three dogs destroy your hardwood floors, or rack up HOA fines you somehow ended up paying, you already know the lease is the only docum...
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Blog Post How long does tenant screening take

How long does tenant screening take

By Wellspring Property Management Sunday, August 16, 2026
Most landlords asking this question are standing in one of two places. Either their property just went vacant and every day without a tenant is money out of pocket, or they have an application sitting in front of them and they want to move fast before the person disappears. Both ...
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Blog Post How to legally reject a rental applicant without violating Fair Housing

How to legally reject a rental applicant without violating Fair Housing

By Wellspring Property Management Friday, August 14, 2026
Turning down a rental applicant is one of the most legally sensitive things a landlord does. Most owners don't realize that until something goes wrong.We talk to landlords constantly who are terrified of Fair Housing complaints, and honestly? The fear is making them worse at ...
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Blog Post What happens when a tenant breaks a lease early

What happens when a tenant breaks a lease early

By Wellspring Property Management Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Most landlords find out their tenant is leaving early in one of two ways. Either they get a polite text with two weeks of warning, or they show up to the property and find it suspiciously quiet. Either way, the first reaction is usually panic.Before you start doing math on nine m...
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Blog Post Red flags in a rental application landlords should never ignore

Red flags in a rental application landlords should never ignore

By Wellspring Property Management Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Most landlords know a bad tenant placement hurts. What they underestimate is how much it hurts. We've talked to owners who walked away from a single bad tenant experience with $6,000 or more in losses, all from warning signs that were sitting right there on the application. K...
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Blog Post What to look for in tenant references

What to look for in tenant references

By Wellspring Property Management Thursday, August 6, 2026
Renting a property without solid references is like handing someone your car keys because they seem like a nice person. You might get lucky. But "might" is doing a lot of heavy lifting when you're talking about a $1,250/month asset and a lease agreement. If you'...
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Blog Post How to check rental history and contact previous landlords

How to check rental history and contact previous landlords

By Wellspring Property Management Monday, August 3, 2026
You've got an applicant sitting on your desk with a solid credit score, a steady income, and a charming demeanor at the showing. Everything looks good on paper. So why do so many landlords who skip the rental history call end up dealing with property damage, missed rent, or a...
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