As a property manager, your success relies on the ability to manage several properties at once. Unfortunately, the more properties you manage, the more likely you’ll experience conflicts among tenants, property owners, or neighbors. Communication skills play a crucial role in resolving disputes and keeping the communities you manage peaceful. You need to be able… Read more »
Using Security Deposits for Unpaid Rent: What You Need to Know
The last thing any landlord wants to deal with is losing money because of a bad tenant. Despite this, sometimes it can be difficult for landlords to know whether it’s worth pursuing the money they’re owed. One situation that can be tricky to navigate is knowing whether it’s okay to use security deposits for unpaid… Read more »
How to Get Good Tenants to Renew Their Lease
Good tenants make your job as a landlord or property manager easier. They pay their rent on time, they’re respectful of your property, and they let you know when something needs maintenance or repair. Naturally, you want to keep good tenants at your property for as long as possible. Not only do you know you… Read more »
How to Remove Bad Smells from Former Tenants
Our sense of smell is linked closely with memories and emotions, so unsurprisingly, the way your rental smells is important. Former tenants can leave behind stubborn odors that may be bad enough to deter prospective tenants; in some cases, these bad smells may even keep your unit vacant. So, how can you get your property… Read more »
Should You Have Active Shooter Insurance for Your Multifamily Property?
The deeply troubling trend of increasing gun-related violence is difficult to ignore. The wide range of places where these incidents occur – from schools and churches to night clubs and workplaces – suggest that they can happen anywhere. Unsurprisingly, this trend has many business owners nervous. It’s not uncommon for the families of victims to… Read more »
How To Improve Communication with Challenging Tenants
Communication is an essential skill for landlords and property managers. However, even those with excellent communication skills may feel at a loss on how best to communicate with tenants who cause problems. Dealing with a tenant who consistently pays their rent late or regularly causes issues with other tenants can stir up feelings of dread…. Read more »
How to Create and Use a Security Deposit Deposition Form
Every landlord understands the importance of collecting a security deposit to protect their investment property. In many cases, tenants are respectful of the property, so you won’t have to worry about withholding the deposits. However, what happens when you have a tenant who has caused damage to the property? How do you handle withholding some… Read more »
Can Landlords Prohibit Guns in Their Lease Agreement?
Gun ownership has become a particularly heated topic over the past decade, which prompts the question for many landlords: can you add a clause into your lease that restricts or prohibits firearms? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t clear-cut. In some circumstances, the answer may be dependent on what your state law says. In other situations, it… Read more »
How to Legally Remove a Bad Tenant Without an Eviction
As a landlord, few situations are as unpleasant as dealing with an unreliable tenant. Bad tenants may consistently pay their rent late (or not at all), cause trouble with your other tenants, or repeatedly break the rules outlined in the lease. Unfortunately, once they’ve signed the lease, there’s not much you can do legally to… Read more »
It’s Official: California Rent Control Bill Signed into Law
Rent control is here to stay in California – at least until 2030. On October 8, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Assembly Bill 1482, which caps annual rent increases at 5% and imposes rules on just cause eviction. The legislation is meant to address the rising cost of housing and increasing homelessness affecting… Read more »