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A British Columbia tenant won a monetary award against her former landlord after the landlord tossed her out without an order for possession. The landlord applied to evict the tenant just two weeks into the tenancy. The tenant claims to have paid rent and a security...
A landlord in Calgary told the local news that he has been charged a $5,000 "permit fee" from the city in order to clean up the aftermath of a tenant's grow op. The landlord himself made the report to the police, after becoming suspicious of his tenant. He says the...
Two public interest inquiries by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) will explore if new rental housing licensing bylaws in North Bay and Waterloo create discriminatory barriers to rental housing. New bylaws in the two municipalities come into force in the next...
RentClick.ca has announced that it is bringing its iPhone accessible rental listing service to British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Originally focused on the Calgary rental market, the listing service previously expanded into Edmonton. Now, the service is available in...
Bed bugs are popping up everywhere, even in the cleanest, most highly-maintained rental properties. Infestations are aggressive, and by the time symptoms occur, an entire apartment building could be affected. Landlords throw away thousands of dollars on ineffective...
Insurance provider Aon is expanding availability of rent default insurance into a number of states. The rent protection program reimburses landlords for lost income when tenants default on rent payments. Traditional property and casualty insurance plans provide...
According to the National Association of Realtors® quarterly commercial real estate forecast, all of the major commercial real estate sectors are seeing improved fundamentals, but multifamily housing is becoming a landlord’s market commanding bigger rent increases....
While Internet advertising makes it easier to find a higher number of rental prospects, these tools do not guarantee a higher number of qualified applicants. Often, a landlord will accept a phone call from a prospective tenant, allow the prospect to tour the unit, and...
When a new rental applicant says the rent you are asking for is too high, what's your response? Does it make sense to negotiate the rent? Rent negotiations cost landlords in ways they may not even realize --in future rents and in problem tenancies. Whether it is in...
Police in Richmond, B.C. have announced that a landlord there lost his rental property to forfeiture because his tenant was growing marijuana. Richmond RCMP officers say they busted the grow op after receiving a tip about the property. Police discovered more than 800...
A lawmaker in New Brunswick is speaking out about the social development department's policy on pets. According to a news report, NDP Leader Dominic Cardy says the department is threatening to evict low-income seniors who won't give up their beloved pets. Cardy says...
Recently, a 20-year-old apartment maintenance worker confessed to killing a child who resided at the same Canton, Georgia complex. Now, the child's mother has filed a lawsuit against the apartment managers, claiming they did not do all they could have to prevent the...
A Colorado landlord made news this week by battling a tenant's request to keep a "companion" cat without paying a deposit or additional pet rent. According to the news report, the woman claims that the companion cat was intended as treatment for stress related to an...
Are you seeing more crime in your rental properties? Landlords in Winnipeg have seen an increase in crime and suspected criminal activities, especially gangs, in recent years, according to the Professional Property Management Association. A spokesman for the...
Q: If a tenant doesn’t want to renew the lease for the following year, how long of a time is the notice they have to give me so that I can start looking for a new tenant?- TVS Landlord While these lease termination rules vary from one location to another, it is...
Q: With regard to a landlord's enforcing a no smoking policy, what if your landlord isn’t specific? We just moved into our new place and the lease just has one statement under the “additional terms” section that states, “This is a non-smoking property. There will be...
The British Columbia Apartment Owners and Managers Association is offering a valuable training seminar for landlords. This course, Best Practices for Landlords 102, Ending a Tenancy and Evictions will be instrumental in helping landlords navigate the complex issues...
The IRS has uncovered a disturbing new trend: Identity thieves who steal Social Security numbers also are filing fake tax returns. The urgency of the problem became apparent when the IRS partnered with the Justice Department last week in a national law-enforcement...
A landlord in Massachusetts is now facing charges of discrimination for telling housing authority testers that she would not rent to families with young children. The landlord is accused of turning away testers -- housing workers posing as rental applicants, who...
Let's face it. The past couple of years have been a tenants' market. With a glut of foreclosures converted into rentals, and fewer rental applicants with steady employment, financial gurus and tenants' rights advocates alike were encouraging applicants to ask for...
