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If there's one single rental market prediction for how to increase landlord profits in 2012, it would be an increasing demand of smoke-free rental housing. Today, the demand for smoke-free rentals is increasing faster than the supply of rental housing with no-smoking...
Q: I had a couple living in my single-family rental for over three years. We had a one-year lease. We renewed it the second year, but then they just stayed on after that. I kept the rent the same the whole time and paid to fix the place every time they called to...
Q: I'm having trouble with a tenant who keeps paying rent later and later. It started out that he complained because I didn't deposit his rent checks right away. Then it was like a game for him to watch to see when I would deposit the money. Sometimes I keep the...
Axiometrics Inc., a provider of data and analysis on the apartment market, reports that rent growth was lower than expected during November, with effective rents declining 0.47% between October and November. This marked the lowest sequential growth rate of any month...
Future rent increases in Ontario will be capped at not more than 2.5 per cent, and not less than 1 per cent annually, if lawmakers there accept a proposal now before the legislature. In 2012, the Guideline calculation rose to 3.1 per cent. The 2011 increase was set at...
Recent renter surveys prove that the demand for smoke-free rentals is outpacing the supply. One poll, taken by Ipsos Reid in November, 2011 on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society, showed that 67 per cent of Ontarians believe that all apartments, condos and co-ops in...
A continuing decline in vacancies signals strong demand for rentals across Canada. The average rental apartment vacancy rate in Canada's 35 major centres decreased slightly to 2.2 per cent in October 2011, from 2.6 per cent in October 2010, according to the fall...
One question a landlord has to ask each time they fill a vacancy is whether the new applicant is telling the truth about their income. But perhaps the better question is this: Can you afford to take that risk? Verifying income is key to choosing the right tenant--and...
Experts have recommended that police should focus on landlords, not problem tenants, in developing crime prevention strategies. With police resources straining under a barrage of service calls, police in Ohio were forced to analyze the deeper cause and effect of calls...
Landlords in Boston have a new opportunity to list their rental properties for free. That is, if they choose to go smoke-free. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino launched the city's first smoke-free housing registry as part of a broader initiative to reduce smoking--and...
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service just announced it will slow first class mail delivery to 2 or 3 days. That means landlords relying on paper checks may be receiving rent a day or so later than expected. As the postal service struggles to correct what it has...
A landlord was ordered to pay her problem tenant after a botched eviction. The landlord inherited the tenant from the previous property owner, who did not obtain a written tenancy agreement, but rather allowed the tenant to rent month to month. The tenant has been in...
Rules Allow for Additional Security Deposit Manitoba's tenancy laws now include new sections relating to tenancies where landlords provide tenant services such as meals, light housekeeping and transportation. The new provisions became effective November 1. Landlords...
Québec's National Assembly is in process of adopting a measure brought forward by Marguerite Blais, Minister responsible for Seniors, that would allow some tenants to break a rental lease early with no consequences. This Bill, Number 22, amends certain provisions of...
Q: I am renting a 3-bedroom home in which the tenant recently lost his off-site garage rental lease (different owner) last month. Not being able to find another garage to rent, he decided to place the garage contents in his front yard (my rental property). His rental...
Most landlords are allowed to charge a rental applicant for the cost of tenant background checks and other leasing expenses. However, there are prohibitions against charging an applicant for more than that. It's good to review your policies to avoid disputes over...
Landlords in Cedar Rapids, Iowa are opposing a proposal that would create a new class of tenants protected from discrimination. The City Council there is poised to make it illegal to reject a rental applicant because their income comes from government or other...
British Columbia landlords can now put technology to work for them in ferreting out illegal grow operations that can threaten their rental properties. Former Mountie and security specialist Brian Goldstone from Griffin Security told CTV news that his company is...
Avoiding a problem tenancy and any resulting income loss or damage to your rental property can be as simple as educating your tenants about their responsibilities throughout the tenancy. Start your tenancies off right, and you can avoid a number of problems down the...
Manitoba's Rental Board now offers assistance to small, independent landlords trying to resolve disputes with problem tenants. The Independent Advisor Office provides staff from Legal Aid Manitoba to help landlords get important information and advice, file claims...
