I've been using Outlook's Calendar function (or could use Google's I guess) and try to remember when I sign or resign a lease to put the renewal date in my calendar. That part works pretty well. What is harder to track is the 60-day renewal mark...I try to remember to put THAT in my calendar as well, but that's not always so successful.

What are your processes for lease renewal notices? (If you use annual leases, I know a lot of you don't.)

And I don't auto-renew the lease because my lease changes every year. It goes M2M when it ends, but I always want to sign a new annual one.

It sounds like you are wanting to have notice to yourself of when to do the renewal or the 60 day out notice.

I just use the calendar on my Samsun S5 phone. It lets me put in the date (S) one time and then I can set the reminder for a day out, a week out, a month out, a year out.

So I would have to set the renewal date and the reminder date and click the remind me option.

But you still have to remember to add the date a least once when you first start.

Great for reminding me when different insurance is due.

Once I put my kids birthday in, the calendar reminds me every year and I seem like a hero.

Not sure this is what you are wanting but sounds like it.

I had to go to the phone store the first time but it was easy after that one showing.

we use 2 sheets. One is a tenant sheet(s) in property alphbetic order. tenant name (these are in columns)next box rent next lease start date and end date then telephone numbers.its updated and distributed to desks car truck and offices.

W,

We Do Less/Make More by

-lease auto renews unless res gives a 60 day notice

(no wondering or chasing for signatures)

-auto 2.9% increase. The anniversary dates are listed on our Resident Roster on Excel and sort by date. At our weekly meeting we review the upcoming dates. We send a text with the new amount.

Brad, I don't want to auto-renew because my lease is a living document. Something is always changing...a new clause, a revision. Usually as a result of a departing tenant's actions, or something I learn here or at the Convention.

WMH,

I understand where you are coming from. Many times I too clarify and/or add to my lease as properties turn over.

If it automatically goes MTM, why not make it renew a year? Less to worry about or plan for.

Ok, that makes sense. Have you ever looked into whether or not that can be waived in the lease?

Might be worth a call to an attorney.

as you know I'm a lease guy. Every year my job is to send out a new lease-- new dates-- NEW AMOUNT. If tenant doesn't go renewal-- its a heck of a whooper increase for the "PRIVILEGE" to go month to month. WHY

Because we are (even with 63 SFH's) a mom and pop operation. We like our OFF months and plan them accordingly by using renewal's we control to do it. (for example we have JUne &July with no expirations. Many in Sept, Oct all the way yo Jan. some in FEB thru April. We pick the renewal months when people aren't interested in moving. Keeps rents up.

I use excel and built a little button to check which unit is due to renewal.. (Excel Macro)

NE - ANNUAL because I cooolect a lot of ELTs!

W - My lease is clear: 41 years experience molded into 30 pages of protection with the stuff like stickers, $50 per hour already built in. THIS is why I suggest every LL have a very thorough and proper lease.

Just a few days ago a LL bragged to me about how short his lease was, saying "I don't need all that extra stuff."

I still add stuff every year but at this point it's minor.