Bed bugs are popping up everywhere, even in the cleanest, most highly-maintained rental properties.  Infestations are aggressive, and by the time symptoms occur, an entire apartment building could be affected.  Landlords throw away thousands of dollars on ineffective...

Insurance provider Aon is expanding availability of rent default insurance into a number of states. The rent protection program reimburses landlords for lost income when tenants default on rent payments. Traditional property and casualty insurance plans provide...

According to the National Association of Realtors® quarterly commercial real estate forecast, all of the major commercial real estate sectors are seeing improved fundamentals, but multifamily housing is becoming a landlord’s market commanding bigger rent increases....

When a new rental applicant says the rent you are asking for is too high, what's your response?  Does it make sense to negotiate the rent?  Rent negotiations cost landlords in ways they may not even realize --in future rents and in problem tenancies. Whether it is in...

A lawmaker in New Brunswick is speaking out about the social development department's policy on pets. According to a news report, NDP Leader Dominic Cardy says the department is threatening to evict low-income seniors who won't give up their beloved pets. Cardy says...

A Colorado landlord made news this week by battling a tenant's request to keep a "companion" cat without paying a deposit or additional pet rent. According to the news report, the woman claims that the companion cat was intended as treatment for stress related to an...

A landlord in Massachusetts is now facing charges of discrimination for telling housing authority testers that she would not rent to families with young children.   The landlord is accused of turning away testers -- housing workers posing as rental applicants, who...

Let's face it.  The past couple of years have been a tenants' market.  With a glut of foreclosures converted into rentals, and fewer rental applicants with steady employment, financial gurus and tenants' rights advocates alike were encouraging applicants to ask for...

Nothing beats a security deposit when it comes to protecting a landlord from unexpected losses caused by a tenant. But security deposits can backfire, leading to disputes that are both expensive and time-consuming.   If a landlord's not careful, they can wind up owing...

Are Miniature Apartments the Answer to Canada's Affordable Housing Problems? A revitalized hotel in Vancouver is now home to what could be Canada's smallest apartments. The 30 units, in what was once a run-down hotel, are each about 250 square feet. But the views are...