Have you ever seen a movie called "Pacific Heights?"
Screenwriter Daniel Pyne got the idea for the movie from his personal experiences in tenant-landlord relations, saying, "I had to evict somebody from a three-flat building. He didn't pay, so he had to leave. But then I started learning more about the law. He was scamming us, and even though he didn't pay, he still had a right to be there... 'Pacific Heights' is about what would have happened to me had I not been able to afford the [eviction proceeding] payments, if I had a psychopathic scam artist as a tenant similar to the character played by Michael Keaton in the film."
To happen upon a psychopathic tenant would be unlikely, but you may run across difficult guests, or bully guests. Therefore, I strongly advise against using of a lease, which grants tenancy, consider a hospitality contract.
All states vary with law, and you will want an attorney review any contact or lease agreement that you would use for your vacation rental guests. But I strongly suggest using what I call a "hospitality contract" instead of a lease agreement for your vacation rentals.
If you use a standard lease, and run across a pesky guest who won't leave, you may be stuck with that guest for up to 6 months depending on how long the eviction process lasts. Some states have stricter eviction laws favoring the landlord, and others have a favorable due process for the tenant, where tenants are given oodles time to remedy their past due rents. Any legal proceeding is expensive unless you use a prepaid legal service; and even then, its at least time consuming.
The key is to sidestep this potential nightmare, by not granting tenancy. By using a simple hospitality contract, which does not grant tenancy, there is a greater chance you can call local law enforcement and ask the guest to leave based on trespassing law. Make sure that your hospitality contract also has a liability clause in it too, in case someone decides they want to sue you for whatever.
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