Rental repairs are as much a part of property management as tenant screening and landlord forms. Whether a property is old or new, repairs are going to be needed, and the requests will never come at a convenient time. Preparing for the inevitable will make it feel...

Q:I am wondering about the verification letter from a doctor (prescribing a companion animal). Does that person who is treating our tenant have to be local, or do we have to accept a letter from someone who is not in our state, and, in my opinion, not really treating...

A professional property manager missed a litany of red flags that should have prevented her from choosing a bad tenant, according to a judge with the Provincial Court in British Columbia. The court case was brought by the rental property owner against his management...

Two tenants who have been subject to eight eviction actions have now paid $6,000 to a previous landlord in British Columbia to avoid going to jail. The duo's extensive eviction history was exposed by CBC news this year. Reporters calculate that the couple generated...

They say hindsight is 20/20, which is an unfortunate reality for landlords, especially when they only see a tenant's flaws after being scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars. Take the example of a Los Angeles homeowner turned landlord who reported to the...

Do you insist on money orders for rent payment? Many landlords do. Some do it because they are concerned about cash in drop boxes or in the office. Others feel it's a safety blanket that protects against bounced checks. A few do it out of habit. But, like everything...

Safety is a high priority for renters, according to a new survey conducted by two major apartment and home listing services. Homes.com® and sister site, ForRent.com® found that tenants looking for a new rental home placed security very high on the priority list,...

Do you consider yourself a crime-fighter? Not many landlords have training in law enforcement, but that's not stopping city officials across the country from holding landlords accountable for disruptive tenants. Recently, a local police chief told his city council...

The infamous tenant from hell who has been been featured by the Toronto Star for her long string of eviction cases is reportedly at it again. The newspaper became interested in the story in 2012, after hearing from landlord victims. At that time, the paper conducted...

The key to optimizing the rental application process is to first realize that it’s not about completing rental forms. If there’s one phrase that best describes the screening process, from vacancy to new tenant, it’s a process of elimination. The goal throughout that...

The way you communicate says a lot about the person you are. The same is true of prospective tenants. Evaluating a rental applicant's communication style is one of the best ways to spot potential problems. It’s not so much the words that someone chooses, but the...

The key to optimizing the rental application process is to first realize that it's not about completing rental forms. If there's one phrase that best describes the application process, from vacancy to new tenant, it's a process of elimination. The goal throughout that...

The way you communicate says a lot about the person you are. The same is true of prospective tenants. It's not so much the words that someone chooses, but the message that's conveyed. As a landlord, you want a tenant who is at least as responsive during the lease term...