A landlord in Victoria is facing a Human Rights dispute after turning away a family for having too many children. The case brings to light the fuzzy line between occupancy limits and discrimination. The landlord rejected the family of six, with four children under the...

One-year leases have long been the standard for residential rental properties. If the tenant is good, they are invited to stay another year. And if the tenant is bad, the landlord always has the option of running the clock -- waiting it out -- rather than spending...

Secondary suites -- apartments located withing existing homes -- are viewed as a win-win situation, where homeowners can earn a little extra income, and tenants can find a convenient place to live in extreme low-vacancy markets. Another benefit: secondary suites may...

Want 2018 to be your best year yet? Here are some tried-and-true strategies that are sure to improve your property management procedures: 1. The ability to report rental history on a tenant's credit report is the single most important development that has occurred in...

You've probably noticed that there are a lot of labels out there to describe today's tenants -- Millennial, Gen M, Gen X, Gen Z.... Sure, there are differences in renter demographics and landlords benefit from understanding the trends. For instance, most millennials...

Want to make 2018 a profitable year for your rental business? Take a look at these top strategies and look forward to a prosperous new year: Tenant Accountability On-time rent payments remain a coveted yet elusive benefit of being a landlord. The best thing that has...

Vancouver has joined a number of major cities, including London, Paris, Barcelona, San Francisco and New York, in regulating the practice of short-term vacation rentals through online hosting sites like Airbnb. At stake are potential lost lodging tax revenues in these...

A landlord describes how a tenancy turned sour after only a few days. The tenant applied for the vacancy using email. She claimed to be a working professional. However, as soon as she moved in, she apparently applied for government assistance and stays at home all of...

While rent is a key factor in the profitability of any rental property, additional fees and charges can prove more troublesome, and can even cause income loss. Here's a look at the most common problems landlords face when calculating rent, fees and deposits:...