Why use Sheffield Lake, OH Property Management company?
Our Sheffield Lake Property Management Company will make you forget all your problems and give you time to relax and enjoy a nice boat ride. (Photo from http://www.visitloraincounty.com/directory/city-of-sheffield-lake/)
Why use a Sheffield Lake, OH Property Management professional property manager? Consider the following. You can feel secure as you use our Sheffield Lake professional services which work as a system to protect you while maximizing your return on your income property. Owner clients have reduced risk with our leasing and tenant guarantees as well as our easy out contract. Save money and get your house leased fast with our professional videos, pictures and descriptions being exposed on 100s of websites and way more. Our 7 point screening process gives owners the best possible chance of getting a great paying resident. Rely on our expertise to most efficiently prepare your house for rent and select an ideal rental payment. Property owners can rest easy, and get an uninterrupted night’s sleep, knowing our 24 x 7 take that midnight call and dispatch help as necessary. Be in the know and head off potential problems before with exhaustive property walk through video reports. We handle all bothersome collection and emotionally draining collections calls so focus on family and business. No tax worries this year when you prepare your taxes because all of the reports will be neatly delivered with your 1099. You have the option to lease, rent to own and / or sell your home, simultaneously, if you desire.
Sheffield Lake, OH rental registration occupancy permits and other required paperwork
If owner not occupying property, owner must register with county. There is no cost to register. Misdemeanor for not registering. Full info can be found here: http://www.loraincounty.com/auditor/real-estate-taxes/rental-registration. A special assessment on the residential rental property that is the subject of the violation that is not less than fifty dollars or more than one hundred fifty dollars. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5323 Ohio Revised Code Rental Registration Law: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5323. Lorain County Application link is http://rtsl.us/psqs Link to County Building Officials and sub cities; http://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/bbst_CommercialDepartmentList.pdf
A certificate of occupancy and/or use is issued without charge to an applicant for any building or structure after such building or structure has been inspected in its complete form. No person shall occupy or use any building or structure unless a certificate of occupancy and/or use has been issued, and also, no one shall occupy or use any building where the Certificate of Occupancy has been denied or revoked. A Certificate of Occupancy is either denied or issued within 7 days after the Department of Public Safety has been notified of the completion of the building or after an alteration has been made, provided that the building is open for inspection.
- Free of charge after passed inspection
Reissue of a Certificate of Occupancy: structure has been vacated or there is a change in occupancy; Fee $25.00
- There is a $500 fee for noncompliance and each day is considered a separate violation.
- 7 day wait time for inspection after completed application
- http://www.conwaygreene.com/SheffieldLake/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-hit-h.htm&2.0
Chapter 1345, Codified Ordinances
Sheffield Lake utility companies, contact information and policy
Water – Sheffield Lake Utilities
Phone: 440-949-6259
Url: http://www.sheffieldlake.net/city-departments/service-department/
Notes: It is required that the utilities stay in the owner’s name, although the account may be set up with duplicate billing if the tenant is to pay the monthly water/sewer bill. There is no security deposit required.
It is the responsibility of the landlord to set the tenant up to receive a duplicate bill if the tenant is required to make payment, however, onus falls on landlord if bill becomes delinquent. There is a limit of only two bills to be sent out per household and there is no extra cost. Change of service can be done by fax, and a property management agreement is sufficient enough for change of service into or out of owner’s name or to make changes to billing. The bill comes out monthly and at the first of every month with a due date of the 15th of every month. The meters are read every three months. Two bills are estimated and one is actual.
Sewer – Sheffield Lake Utilities
Same as above.
Trash – Sheffield Lake Utilities
Same as above.
Gas – Columbia Gas
Phone: 800-362-7557, 800-344-4077
Fax: 866-234-2872
Url: https://www.columbiagasohio.com/
Notes: It is up to the landlord and tenant as to whose name the utilities should be under, utility can always be transferred. Only time there would be a need to provide proof of residency is if there is a previous outstanding balance with the company. You would need ID and a copy of the lease.
What is asked when transferring utilities into a company name; you are asked the address of the company, company name and identification number (if you are not transferring a company’s utilities, you will need the individual’s social security number). If the tenant is supposed to have transferred utilities but fails to, Columbia Gas will send out a letter stating that utilities will be turned off in ten days if the tenant still fails to contact them. We cannot fax in information on tenants’ behalf nor can we call on their behalf to have utilities put into their names. We can fax over a Property Management Agreement once the tenant or landlord has the utility in their name so that we may then access the account information. Bills come out every month and Columbia Gas tries to read meters every month, when they are unable to, they will estimate. You can make a request to have your meter read.
Electric – First Energy
Phone: 800-589-3101, 800-633-4766
Fax: 440-326-3240
Url: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/fehome.html
Notes: It is up to landlord if they want to keep utilities in their names that is fine, they can also have utilities in the tenant’s name. Tenant may need to show proof of residency only if there is an outstanding balance owed. The security deposit is determined on roughly how much the property’s usage will be. Security deposit can be added to first month’s bill and if switched into tenant’s name, within a year the security deposit will be transferred back by check.
Questions that are asked when transferring a company’s utilities; Need address of the company, property name/company name, tax identification number (if you are transferring an individual’s utilities not a company, you will need their social security number), credit check done on company name, what is the primary source of heat? Is the water heater gas or electric? They will allow you to enter a different mailing address for the bill to be sent to. Multiple bills may be sent out at no extra cost. If utilities are in tenant’s name, the tenant must request this otherwise, we will nor will the landlord be able to have access to bill. Change of service cannot be faxed, person must call in themselves. We can call on a person’s behalf only if we have verification information, so it is good to get the client’s social security number. Ohio Edison sends bills every month as well, they attempt to take the meter reading every month.
Cable – AT&T, WOW, Time Warner Cable
AT&T Phone: 800-288-2020
AT&T Fax: 302-655-5049
AT&T Url: http://www.att.com/
AT&T Notes: This is also the same as U-Verse. This service can be put into the tenant’s name. This is done by a ‘Name of Change Responsibility’ form. The company MUST speak with person who is having the service installed. There is a credit check done, however, it is very rare that a security deposit will be required. Only required in extreme cases where the person owes hundreds to the company. The person connecting the service will need to provide name, date of birth and social security number.
If the service is initially in the landlord’s name, the landlord must call AT&T, let them know that there will be a change of ownership of the account, then the tenant must call and provide information. The switch of service from landlord to tenant is instant as of the tenant calling. The information cannot be faxed and a Property Management Agreement is not acceptable. As well, this company does not utilize multiple billing in anyway, only the owner of the account can receive information or change information on the account. The bill will come out monthly on the date that service has commenced.
WOW Phone: 866-496-9669
WOW Fax: 888-268-5859
WOW Url: http://www.wowway.com/home-map
Time Warner Cable Phone: 877-772-2253
Time Warner Cable Fax:330-633-7970
Time Warner Cable Url: http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/residential-home.html
Telephone – Century Link
Phone: 800-366-8201
Fax: 318-388-9488
Url: http://www.centurylink.com/
About Sheffield Lake, OH
Sheffield Lake is a city in Lorain County in Ohio. As of 2012, the estimated population is 9,071. The population density is 3,684.3/ sq mi. The total land mass is 2.48 sq. mi . The elevation of Sheffield Lake is 600 ft. Sheffield Lake only has one zip code: 44054. It also only has one area code: 440.