Wash with Wally: Spray Spotters
Originally posted – Aug 13, 2014 I do a lot of drop-off laundry at my store and was looking for a good spray spotter. Do you have any recommendations? Yes, I would get Liquid Wisk. This product is good on food stains, some inks and some light oils. It is...Wash with Wally: Saving with Solar
Originally posted – May 10, 2013 In addition to purchasing newer, more energy-efficient equipment, I’m considering using solar power to heat my water and help me conserve energy. What are your thoughts on this technology? I would definitely look into solar...Wash with Wally: Is It Time to Buy New Equipment?
Originally posted – Apr 05, 2012 I really need to purchase some new washers and dryers for my store. I’m constantly repairing the machines I have. In addition, the parts bills are killing me. However, because of the uncertain economy, I’m not sure...Wash with Wally: Washer Efficiency, Grease Stains and More…
I had one of my stack dryers burn on the inside. I don’t know what caused it. Help! There are a number of factors that could be responsible for this occurrence – chemicals still in the clothing after the wash cycle, a lighter in one of the pockets,...Wash with Wally: Stocking Your Wash-Dry Fold Business
Originally posted – Jun 01, 2012 What types of cleaning products and other items are required for me to have what you would consider a fully stocked wash-dry-fold arsenal for my attendants? Basically, to start a wash-dry-fold service, you need bagging supplies...‘The Landlord Didn’t Repair the Roof! Can I Withhold the Rent?’
Withhold rent and you can count on a visit by a process server with an unlawful detainer complaint identifying you as the defendant. Like night follows day… like the sun rises in the east. But, you argue, the landlord, in breach of his obligation under the lease, has...How Much is My Rent?
Your coin laundry’s lease states, under a paragraph called “rent,” that you are to pay a sum of money to the lessor once a month, on the first day of each month during the term of the lease. Is that all it costs you to “rent” your store...Lease Option: Future Rent Shall Be Determined By Mutual Agreement
In an action arising out of San Francisco, a tenant entered into a written lease with a landlord for a term of five years. The lease contained an option provision, which provided as follows: “Providing the Lessee has faithfully performed all of the terms,...Liability Can Be a Slippery Slope
Picture this scenario: A woman slips and falls on the floor of your self-service laundry and suffers substantial injury to her back. An ambulance is called to transport the customer to a nearby hospital. The wailing sound of the siren grows fainter and fainter as the...
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