Ratehub.ca, Canada's leading financial comparison website, conducted a survey of 1,200 Canadians in July and August that provides valuable insights into what landlords may face as legalization looms. The survey makes clear that tenants are not aware of their rights...

Manitoba Rental Branch has announced that the rent increase guideline for 2019 is set at 2.2 percent. That guideline applies to rent increases throughout 2019. The figure is up from last year's 1.3 percent cap. To increase rent, landlords must provide tenants with...

A property manager in Tallahassee has been charged with theft after allegedly cashing tenants' money orders, according to a news report. A supervisor discovered the discrepancy after posting late notices to three tenants who claimed to have paid rent. When the...

A corporate landlord in Nebraska has agreed to pay nearly $100,000 in damages and penalties to settle claims that it violated the rights of 65 servicemembers by charging early termination fees. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is a federal law that protects those...

From historic wildfires to record-breaking hurricanes and storm surges, it's been a bad year for many landlords and tenants.  Yet few people outside of those immediately affected may realize the colossal toll recovery from these disasters takes on families and...

Minneapolis lawmakers are banking on a new voluntary tax-incentive program to cap ever-increasing rents in the city rather than implementing rent control measures. Under a pilot program, the city is offering a reduction in property taxes to landlords who agree to keep...

The standard allowable rent increase for 2019 in British Columbia is 4.5%. This figure represents the maximum a landlord can increase rent without obtaining an order from the Residential Tenancy Branch or tenant consent. The allowable rent increase has climbed over...

The Attorney General for Washington, D.C. announced that he is investigating 19 landlords who own 33 buildings after tenants complained that vacation rentals are being offered at the apartment complexes. The office says it has received complaints from long-term...

British Columbia has passed legislation that allows strata corporations to increase fines on short-term rentals such as those secured through Airbnb. Currently, strata associations can adopt bylaws prohibiting or restricting short-term rentals and enforce a fine of up...

Landlords in Bowling Green, Ohio are suing the city over its limitation on renting to more than three unrelated tenants regardless of the size of the property. There are no such occupancy limits on families. Landlords claim the ordinance violates their constitutional...