Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-26
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Rental Agencies Grow More Sys!
tematic in Their Methods.
RESTRICTIONS ALL IN WRITING
Farm Census Report shows Ne
braskn's Gains in Various Items
Compared with Several
other States.
RESTRICTIONS ALL IN WRITING


The tendency among rental agencies and
| property owners in Omaha is toward more
systematic methods OF leasing, involving
carefully drawn leases that leave nothing
TO verbal agreement. In most cases no
! additional restrictions are placed on ten
ants, but such restrictions as may be
agreed upon are placed in writing and
signed.
! The Apartment House Managers asso-
citation of Omaha has adopted model
lease of three printed pages, outlining
what tenants may and may not do The
Payne & Slater company has had printed
on its rental receipt forms the following
important notice" in regard to the firm
method of doing business
Tenants without lease who move out
on the first day of any new month, or
any time thereafter during the month,
are legally bound and Will be held Tor the
Iull months rent. We rent by the month,
not by the half month, week or day. We
make leases to protect the landlord from
vacancies during the unrentIng season
I enants are liable for the full Term, and
we VIII look to them for payment. Leases
are self-renewal. Tenants Tapping over
on another year are binding themselves
Our rents are all due and payable at
our office on the first day of each month
In advance. These are the terms on which
Tenants are expected to pay for all
damage done, caused by carelessness on
their part Tenants are not allowed to
drive nails or screws In the wall or wood
work. Tenants are not allowed to let
water run to waste from bath tubs, wash
bowls or laundry All leaking faucets
office promptly.
All deliveries are TO be made through
the rear entrance Of apartments Tenants
moving In and out should use the rear
entrance.
We positively pay no bills for work
ordered by our tenants without our con-
sent.
We will thank any tenant for informa-
ton as to character and reputation OF
any Of our tenants. Same will be held
strictly confidential.
We charge s. TO sublet a house, flat or
apartment under lease for our tenants
1t costs US time aud money TO do So
Tenants should keep all rent receipts,
We may call on you TO show them
We request a thirty-day notice from
tenants before vaeating. We rate our
tenants; Keep your reputation clear: we
called upon.
For the decade OF 19OO-10lO, according
TO the farm census report recently issued.
Nebraska gained 6 per cent in the num-
Der of farms, 20 per cent in total farm
acreage, 90 per cent in improved acreage,
~ ~ NNAAN a. Ali0 AhAdl value VI IdIIn
lands. 119 per cent in the value Of farm
buildings and II per cent in the value Of
arm implements. The comparison Of Ne
brsska's gains with other states that
gained, from Ohio west 10 the Rockies, IL
Gain In number of farms; North Da-
kota. Ga per cent; South Dakota, A per
cent; Nebraska, per cent; Wisconsin, 4
per cent; Kansas and Michigan, each
per cent, and Minnesota, l per cent.
Gain in farm acreage: North Dakota,
50 per cent; South Dakota, SO per cent;
Nebraska, 20 per cent Michigan, per
cent; Wisconsin, 6 per cent; Minnesota,
per cent; Kansas, 4 per cent, and Mis-
souri,, 2 per cent The decreases are:
Iowa. Indiana and Ohio, each 2 per cent,
and Illinois, per cent.
Gain In improved acreage: North Da-
kOta, 1l2 per cent; South Dakota, 40 per
cent; Nebraska, 90 per cent; Kansas, 10
per cent; Michigan, 9 per cent. Missouri,
per cent; Minnesota and Wisconsin,
each per cent and Indiana and Illinois.
each l per cent
Gain In value OF farm lands: Nebraska
2Sl per cent; Kansas, iSS per cent; Iowa.
lS per cent Missouri, lE per cent; nl-
nois, lO4 per cent: Indiana, 90 per cent,
Minnesota, 50 per cent; Wisconsin. II per
cent; Ohio. 81 per cent and Michigan, As
per cent
Cain IN value Of farm buildings: North
Dakota, 2G2 per cent, and South Dakota,
25l per cent. In the two neighboring
states the rates exceed 100 per cent;
Minnesota, 100 per cent. and Nebraska.
MS per cent.
Gain In value Of agricultural nipple
ments; North Dakota, 2l2 per cent? South