Business Meeting
Approve the April minutes: 1st Jamie, 2nd Jim
Treasurer’s report:
- The current balance in our account is $1,177.04.
- We have paid for the Elks through the end of 2026.
- Anyone who has not paid their 2026 dues has been cut off from the rental requests list and online account access.
- Anyone who has not paid dues for 2+ years has been moved to the inactive list and has stopped receiving meeting notices.
- Please pay your 2026 dues! Just $35. Mail a check (PO Box 221, Findlay, OH 45839), bring cash/check to a meeting, or use PayPal.
Old Business:
Tom Miller is going to revise the Tuesday lunch email list to only include paying members.
Tom and Mary Ann went to Arlington and Liberty Benton to present about being a good tenant to the high school students.
New Business:
Our picnic will be on Tuesday, September 8, at 6:00 pm.
Katie will send out an email to the members who haven’t paid for 2026 yet to remind them about the picnic, but they need to pay their dues in order to come.
Property tax initiative: We hear that they got the right quantity of signatures, but not a lot of buffers.
There are multiple bills proposed that will alter the equation for how property taxes will be calculated. When you get your valuation, the state tells the county what percentage of the tax to use for what areas. That formula is what’s getting changed, depending on where they want the money to go. The fear is what they’ll replace the property tax with.
There are local development issues that we as a group should speak up on at City Council meetings. Out-of-town developers are getting tax incentives and such, but that same money does not seem to be coming to local companies. Make your voice heard! There is a meeting on May 19, and the next one is on June 7.
Motion to adjourn the business meeting: 1st Mary Ann, 2nd Jim
“The Good, the Bad, and the Tenants”
Topics brought up that we shared stories about:
- Having ghosts or spirits in properties
- The strangest smell you couldn’t figure out
- Best tenant “gift” you’ve had left in a property
- Most expensive possession you’ve had stolen out of a property
- Times you’ve been charitable to tenants
Tip: Use the process of small claims court to get the judgment and do a wage garnishment to get any damages money back. Even as an LLC, you don’t need an attorney for small claims; file as an individual. Garnishment is 25% of every paycheck.
Tip: Ask to walk through their current residence before you rent to them. They may say no, but you’re not obligated to rent to them.