Lawmakers in San Francisco have passed an ordinance to support landlords whose tenants cannot pay rent due to the pandemic. According to a report by the city's Budget and Legislative Analyst, the eviction moratorium put in place in response to COVID-19 has cost...
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Rental Property Management Tips
10 Simple Ways to Avoid Nightmare Tenants
Major property management firms report that tenant fraud -- rental applicants who misrepresent qualifications -- is a common occurrence. These applicants are the most likely to become nightmare tenants, skipping out on rent, damaging the property, or causing...
Eviction Ban Highlights Need for Tenant Accountability
A retired British Columbia couple in their seventies shared their frustration after their tenants disappeared during the province's eviction moratorium, leaving the fixed-income landlords with over $4,500 in unpaid rent. To add insult to injury, at least one of the...
British Columbia Extends Freeze on Rent Increases
Landlords in British Columbia will not be allowed to increase rent in December as previously announced by the Province. In March 2020, the Province ordered a freeze on rent increases due to the pandemic. Subsequent emergency orders had slated rent increases to begin...
Lawmakers Resist Effort to Seal Eviction Records
Louisiana's legislature rejected a bill that would have prevented landlords there from obtaining eviction records on tenants who did not pay rent during the pandemic. The measure would have prevented courts from reporting eviction cases for nonpayment that occurred...
3 Ways to Avoid Nightmare Tenants in 2021
With an expected wave of eviction filings for nonpayment of rent to begin in January, rental applicants are going to begin to line up for vacancies. Some paid rent and simply are relocating. Others didn't pay anything and they're leaving before the current landlord...
Lease Clauses That Prevent Income Loss
A lease agreement should include provisions that help landlords avoid income loss -- including these: Joint and Several Liability “Tenants shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations under this lease.” Few tenants understand the legal ramifications of...
Tenant Screening: Outsmarting the Artful Dodger
Most rental applicants out there right now are decent people looking for a place to live. But among them are a handful who have no intention of paying rent, and others who have shown no respect for their previous landlords or tenancy agreements. The trick to tenant...
Landlord to Pay $15,000 to Rejected Applicants
An Ontario landlord was ordered to pay $15,000 and attend Human Rights training after rejecting a couple applying for a vacancy because the husband was not white. According to a published decision at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, when the wife responded to a...
Vancouver Council Seeks to Ban “No Pets” Leases Throughout British Columbia
Vancouver's City Council is considering a motion calling for a province-wide prohibition on landlords who refuse to accept tenants with pets. Councillors argue that pets are a way for residents to soothe the emotional fallout from the pandemic and resulting social...