Demand for rental accommodations in Calgary is expected to improve over the next two years, as lower vacancies move average rents higher. After declining to 1.9 per cent last year, the apartment vacancy rate in October, 2012 is forecast to decrease to 1.7 per cent,...

When a landlord went to court over disputed security deposit deductions, she never expected to leave owing the tenants $700.  But with no documentation to show the condition of  the rental home at move-in, she was unable to convince a judge she should be allowed to...

When it comes to successful rental listings, nothing seems to attract prospective tenants' attention like photos of the property.  Unfortunately, that attention can be good or bad -- depending on the quality of those photos. Bad photos drive away qualified applicants,...

Over the past weeks, there have been a number of reports of New York City tenants suing their landlords over losses from Hurricane Sandy.  A class-action lawsuit was filed by tenants angered after slipping from highrise luxury living into homelessness which may...

Without documentation to show the condition of a rental home at move-in, a landlord in B.C. was unable to deduct damages from the tenant's security deposit.  Instead, the dispute resolution ended with the landlord paying the tenants $700 for wrongfully withholding the...

British Columbia's highest court has ruled that sexual harassment by a landlord can constitute discrimination under the Human Rights Code. As a result, a landlord has been ordered to pay his former tenant nearly $20,000 after his gifts and unwelcome advances were...

A new residential landlord and tenant bill was tabled this month in the Yukon legislature. During a public review this summer, more than 200 Yukoners provided online and written input, demonstrating overwhelming support for the principles that have been included in...

Lawmakers in Kingston, New York are moving forward with a novel plan that holds tenants accountable for much of the care and maintenance of rental properties. City officials say that because 50 percent of Kingston residents live in rental housing, it's in everyone's...

Whether it’s a warning about  bedbugs on your property, or insults posted on Twitter, it is important for  landlords to be aware of what tenants are saying online. With so many apartment seekers searching the Internet for vacancies, information about a landlord is...

New York City residents and many along the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. are still recovering  from the catastrophic storm Sandy.  Residents remain without power, and water,  food and gasoline supplies are hampered. Despite best efforts to protects residents, many...

Whether it's a warning about  bedbugs on your property, or insults posted on Twitter, it is important for  landlords to be aware of what tenants are saying online. With so many apartment seekers searching the Internet for vacancies, information about a landlord is...

All eyes are on the East Coast as Hurricane Sandy barrels down, promising to wreak havoc on millions of people, including countless landlords and tenants. Those of us who are not in the path of the hurricane might be tempted to breathe a collective sigh of relief. ...

A Lancaster, Pennsylvania landlord will pay $12,000 to a nonprofit serving immigrants to settle a lawsuit that he discriminated against immigrant tenants. The government, through HUD, charged the landlord with implementing an illegal leasing policy. The charges came...