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June 2014
E Ğǁ ƐůĞƩ ĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞ>ĂŬĞƌŝĞ>ĂŶĚůŽƌĚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚƵĐĂƟŽŶE ŽƚĨŽƌWƌŽĮ ƚK ƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ
Learn the right way to evict and get your money
back on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. More details inside….
LELA
JUNE 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
ATTORNEY LINN
3
PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS
4
KATHY’S LIST
5-6
MARILYN SEZ
7
DRILLING TAX & PAT JUDGE
8
STORM
NEWSLETTER OF THE LAKE ERIE
LANDLORD ASSOCIATION
A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Executive Board Members
President:
Bill Barney
440-458-5790
Vice President: Steve Taylor
440-324.5275
9
Secretary:
Kathy Machado
440-324-2115
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
10
Treasurer:
Lance Schuerger
440-324-7373
THE MARTINS
11
CLASSIFED
12
MINUTES
13
SPRING MAINTENANCE
14
Exec. Director: Marija Georgievski
440-233-5300
Office Staff
Secretary: Lourdes Hardy
440-233-5300
Directors
DO YOU KNOW ANY FELLOW MEMB E R S T H AT A R E D O I N G G O O D
D E E D S A R O U N D T H E C O M M U N I T Y,
O R E V E N W I T H I N O U R O R G A N I Z ATION? OF COURSE YOU DO!
LET’S GIVE THEM SOME RECOGN I T I O N . W E A R E S TA R T I N G A
N E W F E AT U R E W H E R E W E A R E
GIVING OUR MEMBERS A CHANCE
TO SPOTLIGHT OTHER MEMBERS
DOING GOOD DEEDS. IF YOU
W O U L D L I K E T O C R E AT E A S U B M I S S I O N C O N TA C T K AT H Y M A CHADO.
Kent Sutton
440-988-2131
Ghada Halasa
440-258-2194
Alex Heyd
440-365-8873
Jim Mackert
440-282-2063
Welcome New Members!
Friedhelm and Joan Binder
Allen Porter
Kathy and Bryce LeRoy
Douglas Weiss
Alan and Karen Church
Michael Joseph
Louis Juncker
LEARN THE RIGHT WAY TO EVICT & GET
YOUR MONEY BACK
Ʃ ŽƌŶĞLJD ŝŬĞ>ŝŶŶůŝǀ ĞƐĂŶĚďƌĞĂƚŚĞƐǀ ŝĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƵƐĞ͕ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ͘
ĐŽŵŵŽŶǀ ŝƐŝƚŽƌŽĨƐĞǀ ĞƌĂůD ƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŽƵƌƚƐŝŶE ŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚK ŚŝŽ͕ Ʃ ŽƌŶĞLJ>ŝŶŶŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶĮ ŐŚƟŶŐĨŽƌůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐĨŽƌŽǀ ĞƌϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘ >ŝŶŶ͕ ǁ ŚŽǁ ŝůůƐƉĞĂŬƚŽ>>D ĞŵͲ
bers on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 PM ǁ ŝůůƐŚĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƟƉƐŽŶǁ ŚĂƚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽŬŶŽǁ should you have to evict your tenant and how the First and Second Cause process
ǁ ŽƌŬƐ͘ >ĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐǁ ŚŽĚŽŶŽƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂƌĞǀ ƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞƚŽ
ůŽƐĞďŽƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƟŵĞĂŶĚŵŽŶĞLJ͘>ŝŶŶƐĂŝĚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐĐĂŶŵĂŬĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǀ ŝĐͲ
ƟŽŶWƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞŶŽƚǁ ĂŝƟŶŐƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƐŝƚĞϯ ĚĂLJƐƚŽĮ ůĞƚŚĞĞǀ ŝĐƟŽŶĂŌĞƌŐŝǀ ŝŶŐƚŚĞϯ ĚĂLJŶŽƟĐĞ͕ ŶŽƚ
ŶĂŵŝŶŐĂůůĂĚƵůƚƐƐƚĂLJŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞƵŶŝƚĂŶĚƚĂŬŝŶŐƉĂƌƟĂůƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĞǀ ŝĐƟŽŶǁ ĂƐĮ ůĞĚ͘ Michael Linn received his Juris Doctor degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law where he was the ediƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞ>Ăǁ ZĞǀ ŝĞǁ ͘ ŌĞƌƐƚĂƌƟŶŐŽƵƚĂƚŚŝƐĮ ƌŵŚĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽĨŽĐƵƐŽŶZĞĂůƐƚĂƚĞ>Ăǁ ĂŶĚƐŽŽŶŐŽƚŚŝƐ
ŶĂŵĞŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘ƐŝƚƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽǀ ŝĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐŽŵĞƚƌĞŶĚƐ>ŝŶŶŚĂƐŶŽƟĐĞĚŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬLJĞĂƌƐŝƐ
ƚŚĂƚdĞŶĂŶƚƐŚĂǀ ĞŐŽƩ ĞŶƐŵĂƌƚĞƌĂŶĚĂƌĞǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂůŽƚďĞƩ ĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJĞǀ ĞƌŚĂǀ Ğ͘ , ĞƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚ
ŝƐǁ ŚLJŝƚŝƐƐŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ , ĞĂůƐŽƐŚĂƌĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞŚĂƐŶŽƟĐĞĚĂůŽƚŵŽƌĞ
bed bug and fair housing issues over the last few years. “ Five years ago there were hardly any fair housing
ŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŶĚƚŽĚĂLJƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŽŶĞĂƩ ŽƌŶĞLJĂƚŵLJĮ ƌŵǁ ŚŽĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚĨĂŝƌŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͟ ƐĂŝĚ>ŝŶŶ͘ Ʃ ŽƌŶĞLJ>ŝŶŶ
ĐĂƵƟŽŶƐĂůůůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐƚŽŐĞƚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌ&Ăŝƌ, ŽƵƐŝŶŐdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘ t ŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚǁ ŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞƚĞŶĂŶƚƐƐŚŽǁ ƵƉƚŽĐŽƵƌƚŶŽǁ ƚŚĂŶďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ >ŝŶŶƐĂLJƐŚĞŚĂƐŶŽƟĐĞĚƚŚŝƐ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ
ŝƚǀ ĂƌŝĞƐƉĞƌĐŽƵƌƚ͘ ͞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁ ĂLJůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐĐĂŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀ ĞƐ͕ ͟ ƐĂŝĚ>ŝŶŶ͘
ZĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨǁ ŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞŶĞǀ ĞƌĮ ůĞĚĂŶĞǀ ŝĐƟŽŶŽƌƉƵƌƐƵĞĚĂ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƵƐĞĂĐƟŽŶ͕ ŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞĂůĂŶĚͲ
ůŽƌĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĂƚdƵĞƐĚĂLJ͛ƐŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘ You can’t afford not to be
there.
Event is held on
June 3, 2014 at 7
PM at the Ramada Inn of Elyria.
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůWŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐ͙ ͘
By Bill Barney
dŚĞ>>>ĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀ ĞŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂƩ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚŵĞĞƟŶŐǁ ŝƚŚůLJƌŝĂĐŽƵŶĐŝůŵĞŶĂŶĚĐŝƚLJŽĸ ĐŝĂůƐ
ƚŽƚƌLJƚŽĨŽƌƐƚĂůůƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĂůů
rental units in the Elyria city limits. As I write this
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĐŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂƐƐƟůůŶŽƚŵĂĚĞĂĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĂƐƚŽ
ǁ ŚŝĐŚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƚŽŐŽ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ŝƚĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ
ĨĂǀ ŽƌŽĨĂƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚƐƚŚĂƚ
it is a safety issue. We have met behind the scenes
with councilmen and city officials to try to state our
ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝŶũƵƐƟĐĞŽĨŽŶůLJƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŝŶŐƌĞŶƚĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ĐŽƐƚƚŽŽƵƌƐŵĂůůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŽǁ ŶĞƌƐ͕ ƌĞƉĞƌͲ
cussions down the road (less money to fix up rentals, foreclosures, invasion of the privacy of landlords and
tenants, etc. etc. etc.) Our economy is in terrible shape and this is terrible burden to put upon the backs of
our small business owners. It seems that city officials and owners think that we, as landlords, can cure all
of the housing problems with the swish of our magic wands. However, we are bound by rules of city,
ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚĨĞĚĞƌĂůůĂǁ ƐĂŶĚŽƵƌŚĂŶĚƐĂƌĞŽŌĞŶƟĞĚŝŶĚŽŝŶŐĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͘t ĞƚŚĂŶŬĂůůŽĨŽƵƌŵĞŵͲ
ďĞƌƐǁ ŚŽŚĂǀ ĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƩ ĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůŵĞĞƟŶŐƐƚŽǀ ŽŝĐĞƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŝŶ
our numbers.
K ŶĂĚŝī ĞƌĞŶƚĨƌŽŶƚ͕ ĂƐƵƌǀ ĞLJƚĂŬĞŶĂƚƚŚĞD ĂLJŵĞĞƟŶŐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁ ĂƐĂϰƚŽϭŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶƐƚĂLJͲ
ŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞZĂŵĂĚĂǀ Ɛ>ĨŽƌŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚůLJŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ͘ ŽƚŚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀ ĞƚŚĞŝƌŐŽŽĚĂŶĚďĂĚƉŽŝŶƚƐ͘ t Ğ
ŵĂLJƐƟůůŚĂǀ ĞĂŶŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůŵĞĞƟŶŐĂƚ>ĨŽƌĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞǀ ĞŶƚ͘
We want to welcome Ghada Halasa to the LELA Board. We look forward to working with you.
t ĞĂƌĞƐƟůůŝŶŶĞĞĚĂĨĞǁ ŵŽƌĞ
board members who can help
guide LELA through the next 3
years. I have been on the Board 1.
ŝŶŽŶĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽƌĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĨŽƌ
ĂůŵŽƐƚŵLJĞŶƟƌĞϮϰLJĞĂƌƐĂƐĂ
member of LELA. You cannot
2.
imagine how your business and
LJŽƵƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁ ŝůů 3.
ďĞƉŽƐŝƟǀ ĞůLJŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚ͘ /ƚŝƐũƵƐƚ
a few more hours a month and
4.
ƚŚĞƟŵĞŇŝĞƐďLJ͘/ĨLJŽƵŚĂǀ Ğ
ĂŶLJŝŶĐůŝŶĂƟŽŶƚŽǁ ĂƌĚǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐ
on the Board, let Marija, or one
of the Board Members know
ĂŶĚĐŽŵĞƚŽĂďŽĂƌĚŵĞĞƟŶŐ 5.
and see what it is all about. We
need your input to help steer
this ship!
5 EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK FROM MR. LANDLORD
Commanding Officer name and phone number (if you rent to the
Military).
Alternate contact in case your rent is not received?
, Žǁ ŵĂŶLJĞǀ ŝĐƟŽŶƐŚĂǀ ĞďĞĞŶĮ ůĞĚŽŶLJŽƵ͍ ;E K dΗ, Ăǀ ĞLJŽƵĞǀ Ğƌ
been evicted?")
How many collect calls do you receive in a month. (This tells me
whether or not someone is in state custody and whether or not
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞǁ ĂƐƟŶŐŵŽŶĞLJƉĂLJŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞŽǀ ĞƌƉƌŝĐĞĚĐĂůůƐ͊ Ϳ
Why are you moving? (Then LISTEN.)
dŚŝƐǁ ĂƐƚĂŬĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵŵƌůĂŶĚůŽƌĚ͘ ĐŽŵƟƉŽĨƚŚĞǁ ĞĞŬ
&ŽƌD ŽƌĞs ŝƐŝƚŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ǁ ǁ ǁ ͘ ŵƌůĂŶĚůŽƌĚ͘ ĐŽŵͬ Śƚŵůͬ ǁ ĞĞŬůLJͺ ƟƉ͘ Śƚŵů
KATHY’S LIST OF FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
Are you interested in any of these properties? Please contact your personal realtor for more information and for a viewing.
ELYRIA Continued…
AMHERST
2831 Vermilion Rd.
797 Greenforest Dr.
$49,900
70,000
313 Harvard Ave.
74,900
835 Sherwood Dr.
79,900
141 Woodhill Dr.
84,900
42974 Woodhill Dr.
80,500
206 Rivers Edge
234,900
153 Indiana Ave.
89,900
728 Lincoln
299,900
143 Pepperdine
129,900
44785 Albrecht Rd.
159,900
AVON
140 Shakespeare Ln.
92,900
134 Shakespeare Ln. 3-B
99,900
33984 Crown Colony
309,900
AVON LAKE
33803 Electric Blvd. (condo)
45,900
280 Lear Rd.
84,900
128 Oakwood
89,900
646 Lakeside
284,900
655 Lakeside
294,500
706 Derby Way
32146 Ventannas Cr.
299,900
384,900
COLUMBIA STATION
14840 Plum Creek
87,400
9925 Aldridge
94,900
25932 Quarry Ridge
184,900
27370 Hidden Oaks
284,900
ELYRIA
230 Gates Ave.
148 Samuel St.
508 Filmore St.
222 –
5th
St.
18,600
20,000
21,900
23,250
841 W. River St. (N)
24,900
2024 Middle Ave.
33,900
339 Cambridge Ave.
39,900
10519 Dewhurst Rd.
44,900
513 Eastern Heights Blvd.
44,900
38704 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
48,000
549 Hilliard Rd.
55,000
425 Longfellow St.
63,500
NORTH RIDGEVILLE
5411 Cornell
29,900
5664 Main Ave.
50,000
8327 Chesapeake
168,000
GRAFTON
12394 Eaton Blvd.
44,000
10365 Durkee Rd.
123,600
LAGRANGE
79 Bass Ct.
176 Mallard Creek
37,400
389,900
OBERLIN
124 Gladys Ct.
36,100
13924 Quarry Rd.
115,000
13785 Oberlin Rd.
139,700
WELLINGTON
17496 Hallauer Rd.
39,900
LORAIN
1887 E. 29TH St/ (2 unit)
6,500
1222 W. 21st St.
9,900
1726 Reid Ave.
12,900
1407 W. 22nd St.
14,900
2018 Hamilton Ave.
14,900
1902 Washington Ave.
16,900
4069-71 Gary Ave. (2 unit)
16,900
1821 E. 34th St. (2 unit)
17,500
4605 Andover
18,900
512 E. 33rd St.
19,900
921 Harriet St.
19,900
2461 Goble Dr.
24,900
212 E. 33rd St.
29,900
1031 Archwood
30,000
3518 Lowell Ave.
31,999
1620 Euclid Ave.
33,000
2214 E. 34th St.
34,900
3011 Denver Ave.
34,900
1229 Euclid Ave.
34,900
4415 Tacoma Ave.
49,900
3930 Marshall Ave.
64,900
4600 Edgewood
65,000
1401-03 Lindenwood (2 unit)
71,000
LELA
3527 Perry Ct.
140,000
7031 Oak Tree (S)
157,900
5945 Oak Point Rd.
164,900
SHEFFIELD/SHEFFIELD LAKE
658 Pasadena Ave.
28,900
771 Kenilworth
36,500
4171 Brockley
59,900
VERMILION
3709 State Rd.
39,500
3000 Liberty Ave. (3 unit)
39,900
684 Highbridge Rd.
48,900
3030 Cooper Foster Park Rd.
51,500
The greatness of a man is not in how much
wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his
ability to affect those around him positively.
-Bob Marley
Marilyn Sez
Someone wiser than me once said that there is no way to judge the future except by the events of the past. SomeƟŵĞƐƚŚŽƐĞĞǀ ĞŶƚƐŽĨŽƵƌƉĂƐƚĂƌĞŶŽƚƚŽŽƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƚŽĚĞĂůǁ ŝƚŚ͘ Such is the case I find with the movie “Twelve Years a Slave”.
This is the true story of a man of the name Soloman Northup who was born in 1808 in Minerva, New York as a free
man. His father Mathis had been born a slave however when his father was taken to New York the family had been
granted their freedom.
Soloman grew into adulthood as a well educated and talented fiddle player. On Christmas day in 1829 he married
ŶŶĞ, ĂŵƉƚŽŶ͕ Ăǁ ŽŵĂŶŽĨůĂĐŬ͕ t ŚŝƚĞĂŶĚE ĂƟǀ ĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŚĂĚĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁ ŽĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ /Ŷϭϴϰϭ
^ŽůŽŵĂŶǁ ĂƐĞŶƟĐĞĚďLJƚǁ Žǁ ŚŝƚĞŵĞŶƚŽũŽŝŶĂƌŽĂĚƐŚŽǁ ƚŽƚƌĂǀ ĞůƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŽƐŚŽǁ ĐĂƐĞŚŝƐĮ ĚĚůĞƚĂůĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ
scam was to take Soloman to Washington D.C. where he was drugged, caged and sold into slavery.
For the next twelve years he served as a slave for a number of different masters, many very cruel and some he spoke
ǁ ĞůůŽĨ͘ /Ŷϭϴϱϯ ĂŌĞƌƚǁ Ğůǀ ĞLJĞĂƌƐŝŶďŽŶĚĂŐĞ͕ ŚĞǁ ĂƐĂďůĞƚŽŐĞƚĂŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƚŽŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJďLJǁ ĂLJŽĨĂŶďŽůŝƟŽŶŝƐƚ
ĨƌŽŵĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀ ĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨE Ğǁ zŽƌŬǁ ŚŽƚƌĂǀ ĞůĞĚƚŽ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞŚŝƐĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ͘ , ĞŝƐ
one of very few men who were free men sold into slavery and able to escape bondage. In 1853 he told his story to a
David Wilson which was later to be published as a book. The men who captured Soloman and sold him into slavery
ǁ ĞƌĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚƚŽƚƌŝĂůďƵƚŶĞǀ ĞƌĐŽŶǀ ŝĐƚĞĚĂŶĚŚĞƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚŶŽĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŚŝƐŽƌĚĞĂů͘
>ŝƩ ůĞŝƐŬŶŽǁ ŶŽĨ^ŽůŽŵĂŶ͛ ƐůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚƌŝĂůĞŶĚĞĚ͘ /ƚŝƐƐƉĞĐƵůĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞĚŝĞĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶϭϴϲϯ ĂŶĚϭϴϲϴ
but it is not known where his remains rest.
This is a story and a movie that few people want to see however it is a movie that everyone should see.
“If life so dear or peace so sweet to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery, forbid it all
mighty God, I know not what course others may take but as for me
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”
Patrick Henry
Ohio General Assembly working to increase
Five Minutes
tax on drilling in the state
with Pat Judge
, ŽƵƐĞŝůůϯ ϳ ϱŝƐůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚǁ ŝůůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚĂdžŽŶ
oil producers and keep a rate that is low enough
ƚŚĂƚǁ ŝůůĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞŵƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽ
Ohio.
>ŽŶŐƟŵĞ͕ ǁ ĞůůƌĞͲ
Revenue from this tax increase will impact Ohioans
in several ways. First there could be a tax cut for
Ohioans across the state. Second money will go to
plugging all Orphan Wells. Finally money could go
back to local governments, mainly those that are
directed impacted by the drilling near or in those
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ Originally Governor Kasich proposed a higher rate,
but the state GOP brought it down where it was
eventually passed in the House at a 2.5% rate. Some
ĞŵŽĐƌĂƚƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĞĚǁ ŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚŝƐƚĂdžǁ ĂƐŚŝŐŚ
ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƐŝŶĐĞƚŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶŝŶǀ Žůǀ ĞĚ
taking a natural resource , severing it from the earth
forever. Kasich’s proposal would have made it so
that the tax rate would be at about 4%, which he
ĨĞůƚǁ ĂƐƐƟůůĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀ Ğ͘ It now will remain in the State Senate as members
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽǁ ŽƌŬŽŶǁ ŚĂƚĞdžĂĐƚůLJƚŚĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌǁ ŝůů
be. Special thanks to the office of State Rep. Boose
ǁ ŚŽƐŚĂƌĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǁ ŝƚŚƵƐĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂƌƟĐůĞ͘ spected LELA member
and successful landlord
Pat Judge takes a minute to share with us
news on what is happening with his rental business
these days.
Q: What things do you always do to rehab a home?
A: First I put in a half bathroom on the first floor.
Next I put in a brand new kitchen and bathroom upstairs and finally I put in new flooring and paint the
ƵŶŝƚ͘ dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ/ĚŽĨŽƌƉƌĞƩ LJŵƵĐŚĞǀ ĞƌLJƵŶŝƚ
(if appropriate).
Q: What is a terrible tenant story you are dealing
with now (or before)?
A: My tenant’s girlfriend moved out and now the
boyfriend isn’t paying.
Q: When it comes to filling units you are quick like a
ninja. What is your secret?
͗ /ũƵƐƚƉƵƚĂƐŝŐŶŝŶƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚLJĂƌĚŽƌŽŌĞŶŐĞƚƌĞĐͲ
ŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ͘ >ĂƐƚƌĞƐŽƌƚŝƐĨŽƌ
me to place an ad in the paper.
******FESTIVE FRIDAYS******
Friday, May 30, 2014 from 10 AM –3 PM: Festive Fridays
are back and are now held throughout the year on the last
Friday of every month! Stop in the LELA Office to grab a
treat, network with other members and ask any burning
questions you have about the Landlording Business! We
are here to serve you.
Recent, Local Severe Storms Made a Big Splash
We recently saw a storm that caused flooding and some of the worst water
we have ever had. It was speculated that Northeast Ohio saw four inches of
rain per hour one day. LELA Members reported water in many of their homes
which led to repairs and other expenses, such as hot water tanks. One member noted they had to repair three hot water tanks while another larger landlord said they had 35 hot water tanks out.
Al Palowski, a local landlord (and owner of C&L Carpet Cleaning), who also
ƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞƐĐůĞĂŶƵƉĂŌĞƌŇŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƐĞǁ ĞƌďĂĐŬƵƉƐ͕ ƐŚĂƌĞĚŚŝƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ
how landlords can protect themselves should this happen again. “The one
thing I have to tell landlords is to know your insurance and to make sure you
communicate properly to your insurance company what happened so you can be covered,” said Palowski.
͞ dŚŝƐƉĂƐƚƐƚŽƌŵǁ ĂƐƉƌĞƩ LJƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞĂůůŽǀ Ğƌǁ ĞƌĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐǁ ĂƚĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐŝŶĞǀ ĞƌLJǁ ŚĞƌĞ͘ “People should know the difference between flooding and and a sewer backup,” he said. A flood water
comes in through the threshold or windows, where as a sewer backup happens with the sump pump failure
or sewer backup system. Insurance is very different for the two and a lot of it is in the verbiage. “
/ƚ͛ ƐŐŽŽĚƚŽŚĂǀ ĞĂƐĞǁ ĞƌĂŶĚĚƌĂŝŶďĂĐŬƵƉƌŝĚĞƌŝŶLJŽƵƌĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ͕ ͟ ŚĞƐĂŝĚ͘ WĂůŽǁ ƐŬŝŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚƚŚĂƚƉĂLJŝŶŐĂ
ůŝƩ ůĞĞdžƚƌĂŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŵĂLJƉĂLJŽī ŝŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐƌƵŶ͘ /ŬŶŽǁ ŽŶĞůĂŶĚůŽƌĚǁ ŚŽ
ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĂŌĞƌƚŚŝƐƐƚŽƌŵĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƉĂLJŝŶŐũƵƐƚĂŶĞdžƚƌĂΨϭϬϬĂLJĞĂƌƚŽŽŬ
him from being covered $10,000 to up to $50,000.
“Once we look at and assess the damage we want to see if the water naturally drained and we just had to clean up or if it has just leveled out. Once
LJŽƵŐĞƚĂůůƚŚĞǁ ĂƚĞƌŽƵƚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚĚĞŚƵŵŝĚŝĮ ĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŝƌŇŽǁ ;ĨĂŶƐͿ͘ Check the walls and make sure there is no water in the drywall or insulaƟŽŶďĞŚŝŶĚŝƚ͘ D ĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌƐƵŵƉƉƵŵƉǁ ŽƌŬƐ;ŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞŽŶĞͿĂŶĚ
ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞĂďĂĐŬƵƉƐƵŵƉƉƵŵƉǁ ŝƚŚĂŶĂůĂƌŵ͕ ͟ WĂůŽǁ ƐŬŝĐĂƵƟŽŶĞĚ͘ , ĞĂůƐŽŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚƚŚĂƚůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚƚƌLJƚŽƐĂǀ ĞƚŚĞŝƌĨŽĂŵŽƌĐĂƌͲ
ƉĞƚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘ , ĞŶŽƚĞĚƚŚĂƚǁ ŝƚŚŝŶĂĨĞǁ ĚĂLJƐĂŶĚŝƚǁ ŝůůƐƚĂƌƚ
ƐŵĞůůŝŶŐůŝŬĞ͞ ĨƵŶŬ͟ ͘ ůĂůƐŽƐŚĂƌĞĚĂƟƉƚŚĂƚĐĂŶƐĂǀ ĞůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐĂůŽƚŽĨŵŽŶĞLJ͘͞ t ŚĞŶLJŽƵŚĂǀ Ğǁ ĂƚĞƌŝŶƚƌƵͲ
sion and now your hot water tank and furnace are not working, do not send you plumber or HVAC guy out
there first. I recommend removing all the water first and let them air dry out. Chances are you may be able to
ŐĞƚƚŚĞŵƚŽǁ ŽƌŬĂŐĂŝŶĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚ͕ ͟ ŚĞƐĂŝĚ͘ WĂůŽǁ ƐŬŝŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚĂĨƵŶŶLJƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚƐŚŽǁ ƐŚŝƐůŽLJĂůƚLJƚŽůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐ͘ ů͛ƐĨƌŝĞŶĚ͛ ƐŵŽŵƚƌŝĞĚƚŽďƌŝďĞŚŝŵďLJ
telling him she would make her wonderful macaroni salad if he would take care of her first. He said that he
ŚĂĚƚŽƚĂŬĞĐĂƌĞŽĨŚŝƐůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐďĞĨŽƌĞŚĞƌĂŶĚƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚƐŚĞĞŶĚĞĚƵƉǁ ĂŝƟŶŐƚŚƌĞĞĚĂLJƐ͘ When asked if he saw anything astonishing he told of an event he witnessed of an elderly woman on a hill in
North Ridgeville where the creek flooded and a dive team was brought with a 12 foot boat to rescue her. That
company ended up having to cut the walls up to four feet and completed the job over 3 days using 42 fans
and 70 dehumidifiers. The lady did not have insurance.
Dear Mr. President,
dŚŝƐůĞƩ ĞƌŝƐŶŽǁ ĂLJĂŶĂƩ ĞŵƉƚƚŽũƵƐƟĨLJƐĞdžƵĂůŚĂƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞD ŝůŝƚĂƌLJŽƌƚŽĚĞĨĞŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁ ŚŽŵĂLJďĞŐƵŝůƚLJŽĨ
ƐĂŝĚŽī ĞŶƐĞ͘ dŚĂƚďĞŝŶŐƐĂŝĚ/ǁ ŽƵůĚĚĞĨĞŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĂƚĂůůĐŽƐƚƐƚŽĂůǁ ĂLJƐĂůůŽǁ ƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨD ŝůŝƚĂƌLJ:ƵƐƟĐĞƚŽƉƌĞͲ
ǀ Ăŝůǁ ŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĂƩ ĞŵƉƚƚŽĞǀ ĞƌƚƌLJƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJďLJĂĐŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶĐŽƵƌƚ͘ Only one who has served in the Armed Forces can understand what Military life is like. Yes, I served in the United
^ƚĂƚĞƐƌŵLJĨŽƌƐŝdžLJĞĂƌƐ͘ dǁ ŽLJĞĂƌƐĐƟǀ ĞĂŶĚĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĂĐƟǀ ĞƌĞƐĞƌǀ ĞƐ͘ /ǁ ĂƐĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƐĞƌǀ ĞĚƵƌͲ
ŝŶŐƉĞĂĐĞƟŵĞĂŶĚ/ǁ ŽƵůĚŶĞǀ ĞƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁ ŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶǁ ŚŽƐĞƌǀ ĞĚŝŶĂĐŽŵďĂƚnjŽŶĞŵŝŐŚƚŚĂǀ Ğ
ĨĂĐĞĚ͘ >ŝŬĞŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶůŝĨĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJǁ ĂLJƚŽĨƵůůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŽŶĞŚĂƐĞŶĚƵƌĞĚĂƉĞƌƐŽŶŵƵƐƚ
walk in the same shoes.
Mr. President, the military has been forced to accept many changes over the last few years and always have done a
ŐŽŽĚũŽďŽĨŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘ &ƌŽŵŽƉĞŶůLJĂĐĐĞƉƟŶŐŐĂLJƐƚŽǁ ŽŵĞŶƐĞƌǀ ŝŶŐŝŶĐŽŵďĂƚƌŽůůƐ͕ ƚŚĞ
military has been forced to adapt.
K ŶĞǁ ŽƵůĚĂƐƐƵŵĞƚŚĂƚŵĞŶŽƌǁ ŽŵĞŶǁ ŚŽǀ ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌĨŽƌĂĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁ ŽƵůĚďĞĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀ ĞďLJŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŝĨ
ƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĂƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶďLJĂƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƚŚĞLJǁ ŽƵůĚƉƌŽďĂďůLJďĞĐŽŵĞĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀ ĞƚŽƐƵƌǀ ŝǀ Ğ͘ K ŶůLJŽŶĞǁ ŚŽŚĂƐƐĞƌǀ ĞĚŝŶ
ƚŚĂƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚĞǀ ĞƌďĞĂůůŽǁ ĞĚƚŽũƵĚŐĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ Đŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐŝŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŚĂƐŶŽŝĚĞĂĂƐƚŽƚŚĞ
ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŽƌĂĐƟŽŶƐŽĨŽŶĞďĞŝŶŐƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶŚĂƌŵƐǁ ĂLJ͘dŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ/ǁ ĂŶƚƚŽĂƐŬǁ ŚĞŶƐŽŵĞŽŶĞƚŚĂŶŬƐŵĞĨŽƌŵLJ
service is, did you serve and if not why not?
dŚĞD ŝůŝƚĂƌLJ:ƵƐƟĐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŚĂƐŵĂŶLJŇĂǁ ƐŶŽƚƵŶůŝŬĞƚŚĞŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶ:ƵƐƟĐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ ŚŽǁ Ğǀ ĞƌŽŶĐĞǁ Ğǁ ŽƵůĚĂůůŽǁ ŽƵƌ
ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůƚŽďĞƚƌŝĞĚĂŶĚũƵĚŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁ ĞĂƌĞĂƐŬŝŶŐĨŽƌŵĂũŽƌƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘ D ƌ͘ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ǁ ĞŚĂǀ ĞƐĞĞŶŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚŚƌĞĞĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ LJĞƐ͕ LJŽƵƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞŵĂŶLJƉƌŽďůĞŵƐƚŚŝƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ
has faced and one could fairly ask, is this is the result of the lack of Military Experience of the Commander in Chief?
&ƌŽŵƚŚĞĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞŝŶ>ĂĚĞŶƚŽƚŚĞǁ ĞĂƉŽŶƐŽĨŵĂƐƐĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚǁ ĞƌĞŶĞǀ ĞƌĨŽƵŶĚ͕ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ
ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐŝŶĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ͕ ƚŽƚŚĞĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞůLJƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĨŽƌŽƵƌƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐǀ ĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨůŝŶƚŽŶ͕ Bush, and thus far yours, have failed.
Could that be because none of you have ever served your
country as part of the military? (Yes– we know that Bush had
ĂƵŶŝĨŽƌŵŝƐƐƵĞĚďLJƐŽŵĞĂŝƌŐƵĂƌĚŽƌƐŽŵĞƐƵĐŚŽƵƞŝƚͿ͍
Mr. President, let’s leave the Military decisions up to the
Military. There is a mountain of wisdom in Jack Nickolas’ famous line from A Few Good Men “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE
TRUTH”.
Mr. President, as always we wish you well.
<ĞŶƚE ^ƵƩ ŽŶ
LELA Members #357
JUNE 2014
Page 11
ƌ͘K ƌŝŶĂŶĚ ƌ͘ ŽƌŽƚŚLJD ĂƌƟŶ
How did you get into the Rental Real Estate Business?
I (Dorothy) was a professor at LCCC and I was taking kids home and they didn’t have a
place to stay. An idea came up that maybe we could help more students if we bought houses, fixed them up and rentĞĚƚŽƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁ ŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJǁ ĞƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĂƩ ĞŶĚƐĐŚŽŽů͘
Where did you buy your first official rental property?
t ĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚŽŶĞŝŶϭϵϵϬĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŚĞŶĞdžƚŝŶϭϵϵϮ͘ ƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŚŽƵƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚďĞĐĂŵĞavailable which was nice so you could keep your tools at one place and work on the other next door or down the street.
What would you tell yourself when you first got started
t Ğǁ ŽƵůĚĚŽďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚĐŚĞĐŬƐĂŶĚĚŽďĞƩ ĞƌƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ͘ E Žǁ ǁ ĞŚĂǀ ĞĂƉŽŝŶƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽĞǀ ĂůƵĂƚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ t Ğ
would stop being so liberal and feeling sorry for people. Before when people would walk down the street needing a
place we would be like “ok, move in” but not anymore.
How do you think the landlording business has changed from now to when you first got started
No one wants to give you a nickel to fix anything. If you buy it and it needs to be fixed they don't want it and are not
interested. They want it completely updated. And then of course the market is such that if you want to sell you can’t
because the money you get paid (what you can get out of the house) is half or even one third of what you would get 5
LJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘ ůƐŽ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂůŽƚŽĨĨŽƌĞĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐǁ ŚŝĐŚƌĞĂůůLJŚĂƐŚƵƌƚŚŽƵƐĞƐ͘ /ƚ͛ ƐƌŽƵŐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐƟůůƉĞŽƉůĞůŽŽŬͲ
ing for a place to live.
t ŚĂƚǁ ŽƵůĚLJŽƵƚĞůůƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁ ŚŽŝƐũƵƐƚŐĞƫ ŶŐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ
:ŽŝŶ>>͘ zŽƵŶĞĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚŬŶŽǁ ůĞĚŐĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞĂƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƉĂŶƚƐůĂŶĚůŽƌĚŝŶŐǁ ŝůůƉƵƚLJŽƵŝŶƚŚĞƉŽŽƌͲ
ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ >>Žī ĞƌƐƐŽŵĂŶLJƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞƐŝƚ͛ ƐŵŽŶĞLJĂŶĚƟŵĞǁ ĞůůƐƉĞŶƚ͘
You do staging. Tell us about it.
/ƚ͛ ƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŚĂƌĚĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽǀ ŝƐƵĂůŝnjĞůŝǀ ŝŶŐŝŶĂƐƉĂĐĞ͘ t ŝƚŚƐƚĂŐŝŶŐĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁ ĞƉƵƚĂďĞĚŝŶĂƌŽŽŵ͕ Ă
dresser in another room to show how much room there is to put furniture. We also let people know these items are
for sale. It gives them an idea of how they can use the space. We try not to use too much furniture so they can see
where they can use their own arrangement.
What is the most fulfilling thing about being a landlord?
Giving someone a decent place to live. If you have a decent place to stay you can go out , fight the dragons and go
ŚŽŵĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ ƐŶŝĐĞ͘ K ƵƌƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝƐƉƌĞƩ LJŚŝŐŚ͘ t ĞĚŽŶ͛ ƚƉƵƚĂŚŽŵĞƵƉĨŽƌƌĞŶƚŝĨǁ Ğǁ ŽƵůĚŶŽƚůŝǀ ĞŝŶŝƚ͘
Full video version of this interview will be made available online soon
LEARN THE RIGHT WAY
TO EVICT & GET YOUR
MONEY BACK
June 3, 2014 at 7 PM
Event held at the Elyria
Ramada Inn
********** Thank you from Steve Nelson of the Nelson Agency ***********
t ĞĂƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞƚŚĂƚϭϭϬŐŝŌďĂŐƐǁ ĞƌĞĚŽŶĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞE Žƚ&ŽƌŐŽƩ ĞŶ
Box. Thank you to the members who donated and a special thanks to the Vendor
D ĞŵďĞƌƐǁ ŚŽƐĞĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĨŽƌϳ Ϭй ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂů͘
JUNE 2014
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Member Classified Advertisements
MEMBERS: Have something to sell? List it here! Call us at 440.233.5300 for more details.
Advertising Guidelines & Deadlines:
All advertisements must be finalized by the 10th of the month preceding publication.(ex. May issue would have to be completed by April 10th.)
Consumer Basic Cost & Information:
 LELA offers to it’s non vendor membership for a limited time free advertising of items for sale of items owned by them. Space is limited
to 3 lines and 2 ads per month per regular member.

Special type (nothing smaller that 10 pt.) to be determined upon each request
 LELA reserves the right to reject any advertisement submitted.

Additionally, the advertisement will be listed on the LELA web page at no additional base charge. Advertisements on the web site can
incorporate one picture at no additional cost. Ask the LELA office for more details.
D ƵůƟƉůĞWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĨŽƌ^ĂůĞŝŶ>ŽƌĂŝŶ
Address
Rent
314 W 21rst
$500
316 W 21rst
$500
318 W 21rst
$500
320 W 21rst
$500
2043 Lexington $500
2037 Lexington $470
2035 Lexington $470
Total Rent
$3,440/ Month or
$41,280/Year
Tenants Pay Water and Garbage
Call Ken 440-506-7435
4 Unit Brick Apartment Building
Monthly Income $1,900.00
1239/1241 West 5th Street, Lorain
Each Unit has two bedrooms with a
dining & living room
Contact 440-989-6115
131 E 33rd, Lorain 2 bed, 1 bath,
basement and garage $42,000
Call 440-258-4053
Old Building Supplies
Have any building materials you want
rid of? I am willing to come pick it up
if you willing to give it away. If you are
interested contact [email protected]
ONE CONDO: 2 Bedrooms / 1.5
Baths, 1,000 Square Foot. Unit is
rented. Amherst School
5834 Gargasz Drive Lorain Unit F2,
$39,900, 440-934-5071
398 Woodland Ave, Elyria OH 44035
$40,000, and well underpriced!
3 bdr, 1 bath 1150 SQ FT Basement, 2
ĐĂƌŐĂƌĂŐĞ͕ ĨĞŶĐĞ͕ ƉĂƟŽŽī ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ
and much more! Call Jim at
440.668.6064
TWO CONDOS: Both 2 Bedrooms /
1.5 Baths, 1,000 Sq Ft. All units rented Amherst School 5862 Gargasz
Drive Lorain, Units D3 & D4, $39,900
Each
440-934-5071
Brand New Appliances for sale.
(Microwave, Dishwasher, Dryer,
Washing Machine, Stove and Fridge)
WƌŝĐĞŝƐŶĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ͘ Call 216.548.6379
Side by side duplex $115,000.
164 Brunswick Dr Elyria Monthly income $1125.
440-225-1821
1146 E Street, Lorain
ϭ͕ ϯ Ϭϭ^Y &d͕ ϮĐĂƌƩ ĂĐŚĞĚ' ĂƌĂŐĞ͕ Central Air, Appliancees, POS Approved $45,000 . Call 440-522-7371
3053 E Rive, Sheffield Village
Double and Single on One Lot. 2 bed
house and duplex. (2 bed down, 3
bed up)$45,000. (Get $1,300/mth
rent). Call 440-522-7371
Bought new printer & have cartridges to sell: All HP – 2 #58 Photo, 2
#57 tri-color, 2 #56 black $20 each.
Call Kathy at (440) 324-2115
2026 Hamilton Ave, Lorain
3 bed, 1 bath great shaped turnkey
single family, 1900 SQFT
$26,900
Call 440-669-8424
203 E 31rst St Lorain 3 bed, 1 bath
house (includes basement) $38,000
Call 440-258-4053
Duplexes and 3,4 &5 Unit Apts For
Sale Call 440-282-7137 or email
ƌůŵĂŶƟŶŝΛ LJĂŚŽŽ͘ ĐŽŵ
Have something to sell? Want to
place an ad here? Call us at 440-2335300 to get set up today!
LAKE ERIE LANDLORD ASSOCIATION
DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
ATTENDANCE:
President: Bill Barney
Vice-president: Steve Taylor
^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ͗<ĂƚŚLJD ĂĐŚĂĚŽĐƟŶŐdƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌ͗ >ĂŶĐĞ
Schuerger
<ĞŶƚ^ƵƩ ŽŶ͕ Ăǀ ĞdƌƵŵĂŶ͕ :ŝŵD ĂĐŬĞƌƚ͕ ' ŚĂĚĂ, ĂůĂƐĂ
džĞĐƵƟǀ Ğ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͗ D ĂƌŝũĂ' ĞŽƌŐŝĞǀ ƐŬŝ
ABSENT: Alex Heyd
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ŝůůĂƌŶĞLJ͕ĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŽŽƌĚĞƌĂƚϲ͗ ϯ ϱƉŵ͘
^ZdZz͛ ^ZWK Zd͗ ƉƌŝůŵŝŶƵƚĞƐǁ ĞƌĞƌĞǀ ŝĞǁ ĞĚ͘ ^ƚĞǀ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĞĚƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͕ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĞĚďLJ<ĞŶƚĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽǀ ĞĚ͘
TREASURER’S REPORT: The treasurer’s reports were reviewed. Current membership: 409 with 42 vendor members. The review
ŽĨƚŚĞŬƐƐƟůůŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚǁ ŝƚŚD ƌ͘ ů:ĂŶƵnjnjŝ͘ ^ƚĞǀ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĞĚƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͘ <ĞŶƚƐĞĐŽŶĚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽͲ
ƟŽŶƉĂƐƐĞĚ͘
PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS: Bill extended welcome from the Board to Ghada Halasa, new Board member. The vote held at the
D ĂLJƌĞŐƵůĂƌŵĞĞƟŶŐĨŽƌŵĞĞƟŶŐƉůĂĐĞǁ ĂƐ͗ >– 4, Ramada – 32, either –ϳ ͘ t Ğǁ ŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽǁ ŽƌŬǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞZĂŵĂĚĂĨŽƌ
the best price and service but will keep LCCC in mind for special events or large programs.
s /WZ^/ E d͛ ^K D D E d^͗ ŶŝŶŝƟĂůŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞŵĞŵďĞƌƌĞŶƚĂůǁ ĞďĚĞƐŝŐŶǁ ĂƐŚĞůĚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽĂƌĚŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘ ^ƚĞǀ ĞŶŽƚĞĚƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽŽī ĞƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŵŽƌĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶǁ ŝůůďĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚŝƐƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞ͘ There is also a concern on the mass flooding in Lorain on the 12th. Once the large project “Lorain’s Big Dig” goes into effect, the
flooding is expected to decrease.
>' /^>d/s ͗ D ĂƌŝũĂƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞůLJƌŝĂƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶͬ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐŶŽƟŶŐƚŚĂƚĂĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĂĚĞĂƚƚŚĞŶĞdžƚ
ĐŽƵŶĐŝůŵĞĞƟŶŐ;D ĂLJϮϲͿ͘ >>ŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁ ŝůůďĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽƚĂůŬǁ ŝƚŚĐŽƵŶĐŝůƉĞƌƐŽŶƐƚŽĚŝƐĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ͘
BUDGET: No report.
IMAGE: No report.
yh d/s /ZdK Z͗ ŌĞƌ-ŚŽƵƌƐĂƚY ƵĂŬĞƌ^ƚĞĂŬĂŶĚ>ƵďĞǁ ĂƐŚĞůĚǁ ŝƚŚŐŽŽĚŶĞƚǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĐůĂƐƐĞƐǁ ŝůůƌĞͲ
ƐƵŵĞŝŶƚŚĞĨĂůů͘ ŽŶƵƚƐĂŶĚ ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁ ŝůůďĞŝŶ:ƵŶĞǁ ŝƚŚĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀ ĞĨƌŽŵs ĂůŽƌ, ŽŵĞĂƐĂŐƵĞƐƚ͘ WƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƌĞŐƵůĂƌŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĂƌĞ–:ƵŶĞ͗ ͞ ǀ ŝĐƟŽŶĂŶĚϮ ndĂƵƐĞ͟ ďLJ>>͛ ƐůĂǁ LJĞƌ͕ D ŝŬĞ>ŝŶŶ͖ :ƵůLJ͗D ĂŶĂŐŝŶŐzŽƵƌWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞ&ŽƌŵƐ
ĐŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞŝƐǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶĂĞĚƵŐƐΘWĞƐƚŽŶƚƌŽů&Žƌŵ͘ dŚĞ>ŽŐŝĐƐŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ ĞƌŝƐďĞŝŶŐƚǁ ĞĂŬĞĚĨŽƌĂŵŽƌĞŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ ĞƌůŽŽŬ͘ D ĂƌŝũĂďƌŽƵŐŚƚƚŽůLJƌŝĂĂŶŝĚĞĂƚŚĂƚĂůůůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐǁ ŽƵůĚĂƩ ĞŶĚĂĐŽƵƌƐĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJĂŶĚŐŝǀ ĞŶďLJ>>ƚŽĂůůƚŚŽƐĞƉƌŽǀ ŝĚŝŶŐƌĞŶƚͲ
ĂůƐŝŶůLJƌŝĂ͘ dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂƉŽƐƐŝďůĞds ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽŶƚŚĞŵŚĞƌƐƚĂďůĞds ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ>>ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚŐƵĞƐƚƐ͘
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Jim asked for an update: The group brainstorming to create a new LELA logo has some samples that
D ĂƌŝũĂǁ ŝůůĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƚƚŚĞ:ƵŶĞŽĂƌĚŵĞĞƟŶŐĂŶĚ>>ƚ-shirts
ǁ ŝůůďĞƉƌŝŶƚĞĚĂŌĞƌůŽŐŽƌĞǀ ŝĞǁ Ɛ͘ >ĂŶĐĞǁ ŝůůƌĞǀ ŝĞǁ ƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚ
ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚĐŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞĂŶĚĂǀ ŽƚĞŵĂLJďĞƚĂŬĞŶĂƚ
ƚŚĞ:ƵŶĞŽĂƌĚŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘
NEW BUSINESS: Thank you to Dave Truman who has completed
his term on the Board.
t ŝƚŚŶŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ƚŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐǁ ĂƐĂĚũŽƵƌŶĞĚĂƚϴ͗ ϭϱ
WD ͘ E ĞdžƚďŽĂƌĚŵĞĞƟŶŐŝƐdƵĞƐĚĂLJ͕:ƵŶĞϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϰĂƚϲ͗ ϯ ϬWD Ăƚ
the LELA office.
SPRING HOME
MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST
ZĞƉůĂĐĞƌŽƩ ĞĚƐŝĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƚƌŝŵ͖ ƉĂŝŶƚĂƐŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘
Hire a professional to tackle siding maintenance.
DATE: ______________________________
ůĞĂŶŐƵƩ ĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŽǁ ŶƐƉŽƵƚƐ͘
D ƵůƟƉůĞĨƌĞĞnjĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂǁ ƐĐĂŶƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶƐĂŐƐĂŶĚĚŝƉƐ͘ DATE: ______________________________
Inspect your roof.
Check for damaged shingles, which can make your roof
ƐƵƐĐĞƉƟďůĞƚŽůĞĂŬƐ͘
DATE: ______________________________
Get a chimney check-up.
Hire a pro that can quickly check for cracks or leaks.
DATE: ______________________________
ŽŶ͛ ƚŽǀ ĞƌůŽŽŬLJŽƵƌĂƫ Đ͘
ŚĞĐŬĨŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌǀ ĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ͕ ŽďƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚůĞĂŬƐ͘
DATE: ______________________________
ŚĞĐŬŽƵƚLJŽƵƌŚĞĂƚͬ ĂŝƌƵŶŝƚ͖ ĐŚĂŶŐĞďĂƩ ĞƌŝĞƐŝŶĚĞƚĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘
Change filters and clean the air purifier, but leave the rest to the pros.
DATE: ______________________________
Prune landscaping and create good drainage.
Maintain your plants and shrubs to prevent soil erosion.
DATE: ______________________________
' ŝǀ ĞĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĂůŝƩ ůĞd>͘
^ĞĂůLJŽƵƌĚƌŝǀ Ğǁ ĂLJ͕ƉŽǁ Ğƌǁ ĂƐŚLJŽƵƌƉĂƟŽĂŶĚŚĂǀ ĞĂƉƌŽƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞLJŽƵƌƉŽŽů͘
DATE: ______________________________
Weatherproof your windows and doors.
Check all caulk lines and weather stripping; replace screens.
DATE: ______________________________
Don’t forget the sump pump.
/ŶƐƚĂůůĂďĂƩ ĞƌLJďĂĐŬƵƉƉƵŵƉĂƐŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚǁ ĂƚĞƌĚĂŵĂŐĞ
DATE____________________________
**Special thanks to Chris Walters of CTHRU Windows for providing this checklist
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The Lake Erie Landlord Association
1727 N Ridge Road
Lorain, OH 44055